Guide 136 / 200 5 swaps Formal register
Professional words for “miss”
Five verbs that name what was missed.
i · When it mattersTwo lines, no filler
"Miss" is flat. "Overlook" is to not see; "omit" is to leave out; "fail to meet" is for targets; "neglect" is to not tend to; "skip" is to go past on purpose.
ii · The swaps5 ways
- 01Overlook neutral
fail to notice
Overlook a dependency in the plan.
- 02Omit neutral
leave out, intentionally or not
Omit the appendix from the shared copy.
- 03Neglect neutral
fail to attend to
Neglect to update the runbook after the rollout.
- 04Skip neutral
pass over deliberately
Skip the onboarding step this time.
- 05Fall short of neutral
not reach a target
Fall short of the annual target by 4%.