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Hi,

Could anyone tell me what the phrase 'stay on message' means?

Thanks a lot.
 
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Celia said:
Hi,

Could anyone tell me what the phrase 'stay on message' means?
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To stay on message is to be persistent in getting your point across. When you stay on message you don't allow yourself to be distracted from your purpose.

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It is also used in BE to mean following the party or corporate line of thinking- politicians are urged to stay on message. ;-)
 
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