"Should / must X, not Y" No "I" anywhere in email Unnecessary corporate jargon (scalable, synergy) Two or more of "It's not X, it's Y", em-dash, or rule of three in one line Free! "As we..." / fake inclusivity Unusually uniform structure and syntax Obvious haphazard editing (stray quotes, copy / paste signals) Paired synonyms (move, accelerate; needs, opportunities) Balancing clauses (X, while / also Y) Action statements (X will be Y) with no ownership or timelines High buzzword density in one paragraph (alignment, transformation) "Thank you for your..." / manufactured consent Unnecessary professional jargon (AI- enabled, solution design) It's not X, it's Y Journey framing ("continue to", path forward) Overuse of passive voice Vision / value statements with no concrete actions X enables / empowers Y (X is not a person) Subtly inconsistent syntax (bullet lists written like normal sentences) Unusually consistent bolding for emphasis Previous paragraph restated as a bullet list Unusual word choices (anchored, galvanized) Em-dash (the long dash, —) Multiple bullet lists introduced by colon (:) Rule of three (X, Y, Z) "Should / must X, not Y" No "I" anywhere in email Unnecessary corporate jargon (scalable, synergy) Two or more of "It's not X, it's Y", em-dash, or rule of three in one line Free! "As we..." / fake inclusivity Unusually uniform structure and syntax Obvious haphazard editing (stray quotes, copy / paste signals) Paired synonyms (move, accelerate; needs, opportunities) Balancing clauses (X, while / also Y) Action statements (X will be Y) with no ownership or timelines High buzzword density in one paragraph (alignment, transformation) "Thank you for your..." / manufactured consent Unnecessary professional jargon (AI- enabled, solution design) It's not X, it's Y Journey framing ("continue to", path forward) Overuse of passive voice Vision / value statements with no concrete actions X enables / empowers Y (X is not a person) Subtly inconsistent syntax (bullet lists written like normal sentences) Unusually consistent bolding for emphasis Previous paragraph restated as a bullet list Unusual word choices (anchored, galvanized) Em-dash (the long dash, —) Multiple bullet lists introduced by colon (:) Rule of three (X, Y, Z)
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
"Should / must X, not Y"
No "I" anywhere in email
Unnecessary corporate jargon (scalable, synergy)
Two or more of "It's not X, it's Y", em-dash, or rule of three in one line
Free!
"As we..." / fake inclusivity
Unusually uniform structure and syntax
Obvious haphazard editing (stray quotes, copy / paste signals)
Paired synonyms (move, accelerate; needs, opportunities)
Balancing clauses (X, while / also Y)
Action statements (X will be Y) with no ownership or timelines
High buzzword density in one paragraph (alignment, transformation)
"Thank you for your..." / manufactured consent
Unnecessary professional jargon (AI-enabled, solution design)
It's not X, it's Y
Journey framing ("continue to", path forward)
Overuse of passive voice
Vision / value statements with no concrete actions
X enables / empowers Y (X is not a person)
Subtly inconsistent syntax (bullet lists written like normal sentences)
Unusually consistent bolding for emphasis
Previous paragraph restated as a bullet list
Unusual word choices (anchored, galvanized)
Em-dash (the long dash, —)
Multiple bullet lists introduced by colon (:)
Rule of three (X, Y, Z)