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pbg2770 said:
- Work emails, starting with "Team,..... "
- "To be fair, I did say..... " (To be fair to whom? To you?)
- "Really?"
- Sentences starting with "So".
The usage of any / all of these should result in a lifetime of Zafira driving.
replies that start "to be fair" or "to be honest" are rarely either in my experience.- "To be fair, I did say..... " (To be fair to whom? To you?)
- "Really?"
- Sentences starting with "So".
The usage of any / all of these should result in a lifetime of Zafira driving.
pbg2770 said:
- Work emails, starting with "Team,..... "
- "To be fair, I did say..... " (To be fair to whom? To you?)
- "Really?"
- Sentences starting with "So".
The usage of any / all of these should result in a lifetime of Zafira driving.
Last one:- "To be fair, I did say..... " (To be fair to whom? To you?)
- "Really?"
- Sentences starting with "So".
The usage of any / all of these should result in a lifetime of Zafira driving.
"Well, the proof is in the pudding". Only if you're an ignoramus. The proof is in the damn EATING of the pudding.
Europa1 said:
pbg2770 said:
- Work emails, starting with "Team,..... "
- "To be fair, I did say..... " (To be fair to whom? To you?)
- "Really?"
- Sentences starting with "So".
The usage of any / all of these should result in a lifetime of Zafira driving.
Top marks for inventive punishment!- "To be fair, I did say..... " (To be fair to whom? To you?)
- "Really?"
- Sentences starting with "So".
The usage of any / all of these should result in a lifetime of Zafira driving.
"On point" is one of those painful phrases borrowed from the military and used in business to try to sound cool, clinical and more f
king dangerous than the bloke sitting next to you in the meeting ... who is also a bored drone whose soul is shrivelling up, just like yours. Thank god most meeting room windows don't open from the inside.
It's a pity people don't show off by trying to say things as succinctly and clearly as they can. I'd happily put up with the smugness in return for effective communication.
king dangerous than the bloke sitting next to you in the meeting ... who is also a bored drone whose soul is shrivelling up, just like yours. Thank god most meeting room windows don't open from the inside.It's a pity people don't show off by trying to say things as succinctly and clearly as they can. I'd happily put up with the smugness in return for effective communication.
xjay1337 said:
Other phrases which annoy me
"I'm not saying <X> but......" - You are saying <X>
"Fire over an email" - it's an electronic message not a machine gun
"Reach out to the client" - I'm not going to touch them??
I have a client who is a project manager and keeps on using the phrase 'we need to look at this on a granular level'. Why, FFS would one not just say... 'in detail'. Does it somehow make one seem more professional? "I'm not saying <X> but......" - You are saying <X>
"Fire over an email" - it's an electronic message not a machine gun
"Reach out to the client" - I'm not going to touch them??
Visiting a showroom the other week and the salesman (actually a senior director of the company) used the word 'normarilly' three times, (so not a mistake). A strange mix of normally and ordinarily I think. It just made him look a total knob! What is it with people these days?
Why should it matter if phrases or words are used in alternative industries or scenarios to where they originated?
That's how language evolves. Always has done.
Is it wrong to say 'sleep tight' to someone about to go to bed on a divan bed?
Is it wrong to refer to a 'tank slapper' in a modern car?
Why is there this obsession on PH about non-literal use of language in the working environment?
That's how language evolves. Always has done.
Is it wrong to say 'sleep tight' to someone about to go to bed on a divan bed?
Is it wrong to refer to a 'tank slapper' in a modern car?
Why is there this obsession on PH about non-literal use of language in the working environment?
oyster said:
Why should it matter if phrases or words are used in alternative industries or scenarios to where they originated?
That's how language evolves. Always has done.
Is it wrong to say 'sleep tight' to someone about to go to bed on a divan bed?
Is it wrong to refer to a 'tank slapper' in a modern car?
Why is there this obsession on PH about non-literal use of language in the working environment?
It's not wrong to use 'on point' to describe someone who is leading a civilian project. It is irritating to encounter its use to imply that someone/something is de rigeur/dead cool/a la mode/bang tidy etc.That's how language evolves. Always has done.
Is it wrong to say 'sleep tight' to someone about to go to bed on a divan bed?
Is it wrong to refer to a 'tank slapper' in a modern car?
Why is there this obsession on PH about non-literal use of language in the working environment?
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