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Commercially speaking Vs commercial speaking
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16-Apr-2003, 20:53
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In BE, 'commercially speaking' would be used to refer to whether a project, etc, made sense financially or in other business terms. 'Commercial speak' is used to refer to the way business people speak, and is generally used negatively.
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