Sep 23, 2015 10:32
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Project Kick-off versus Project Initiation
English
Medical
Medical (general)
What are the main differences between these two terms, "project kick-off" and "project initiation"? Are these two terms equivalent in meaning? Does a project kick-off meeting necessarily include project initiation?
Thanks in advance for your input
Thanks in advance for your input
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| 5 | They mean the same. |
Michael Barnett
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They mean the same.
The meaning is the same, but the register is different.
"Kick-off" is an allusion to football. The game is initiated by kicking a stationary football toward the opposing team. The register is informal, vernacular.
"Initiation" is standard English.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2015-09-23 21:54:52 GMT)
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Another idiomatic expression with the same meaning is "product launch".
Incidentally, there is nothing peculiar to the medical field in any of these expressions. That is, they have no special or distinct meaning in the medical context.
"Kick-off" is an allusion to football. The game is initiated by kicking a stationary football toward the opposing team. The register is informal, vernacular.
"Initiation" is standard English.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2015-09-23 21:54:52 GMT)
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Another idiomatic expression with the same meaning is "product launch".
Incidentally, there is nothing peculiar to the medical field in any of these expressions. That is, they have no special or distinct meaning in the medical context.
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