Well, it's something we hear quite often... "As we all know..." In fact, this comes with an assumption that everybody knows what's happening, everybody has the necessary prior knowledge... Often, this comes out from one's mouth when one has seen it happening, say in a certain environment (or a few more)... and it established the pattern that everybody know....
Think, no matter what, it's not good to make such an assumption. In fact, sometimes when I attended workshop or training or evening briefing... when someone said "As we all know..." on something I do not know... the first thought crosses my mind is, "Oops! I'm so ignorant! Others know and I don't know!!!" So, as a facilitator or presentation, I feel that it's still good to keep this phrase from being heard, to avoid belittling others.
Well, it's always good to check the assumption... otherwise, it's an assumed expectation and one bound to get back-fired with frustrations when later realised that the initial ideas were not communicated because the audience could not make sense out of it...
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Sounds chim? Well, just recall when you heard this phrase when you don't exactly know... how do you feel?
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