Observed arrival · 2026-09-22
Tofu & Potatoes Wants You to Look Twice at Office-Speak
An interactive project that finds the hidden pictures in workplace phrases and invites you to rethink, keep, or replace them.
- For
- People reconsidering language in workplace writing
- Worth noticing
- The checker processes text in the browser and shares a count rather than the submitted text.
Field notes
The project combines a local text checker with an editorial archive about metaphorical workplace language. Its examples range from emails and Slack messages to wedding toasts, while the stated privacy model keeps submitted text in the browser and shares only an optional count. A separate wall lets visitors vote to retain or replace phrases, and the site invites source corrections through a private submission form. Its AI section reports testing common work prompts across several companies, with the checker used to compare recurring language.
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