They Just Weren't Talking About Them in English

I've been at my new job for more than a month now but when my colleagues are talking business I still feel pretty much lost about 50% of the time. There's a lot of jargon, a lot of acronyms, and a lot of fast-talk from people who know exactly what they are talking about. Today I tried to participate in a meeting. "Did someone mention surveys?" I asked. And got these funny looks.

Later, someone explained to me that they had been talking about surveys for the past 10 minutes.
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