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The English word gestion, according to the OED, means A carrying on or out; conduct, management. In connection with a PM exchange, I would like to know just how common this term is nowadays in the various English-speaking regions. And is there any particular nuance distinguishing it from "management". Is it a more encompassing term?
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never heard it, but then, I'm not in Management.
but thanks for the suggestion...
formerly known as etaoin...
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I don't think I've heard it, either, but I'll try to digest it and see if there's any congestion.
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Very little (proper) English is spoken here on the Left Coast of the Colonies and what of it is seems not to include the word "gestion."
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I'd not be surprised to discover that ole Th. Jefferson was the *last* USn to use gestion and get away with it; to wit: exercised that participation in the gestion of affairs which his office made incumbent on him.[edited for emPHAsis]
Last edited by tsuwm; 04/22/06 06:07 PM.
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Very little (proper) English is spoken here on the Left Coast of the Colonies and what of it is seems not to include the word "gestion."
Wull … Washington State never was no colony of no English speaking country that I ever heard of. Mehbe ya'll speak Russian or summat out there. 
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Well, Wsieber, since "gestion" as "management" has meaning when speaking in French, maybe a member of our Canadian contingent will tell us if "gestion" has any currency in the bilingual American North.
They are mostly switch hitters up there and should be able to answer your interesting gestion.
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I've never come across this term in any context, in work either side of the pond come to that. It'll be interesting to hear more about how you've encountered it, w.
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wsieber, how would you pronounce gestion? This is a very common French word so my mind is not wrapping around a good English pronunciation.
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I'd go for dzhestshun with the emphasis on the first syllable. Like suggestion without the sug. B&M OED more or less agrees with me. They do list dzhes tea an first.
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