Overused / irritating words,phrases
Jun 13th 2017, 12:27 pm
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Re: Overused / irritating words,phrases
Lingo?
Is so I am all over that. I work for a large Yankee consultancy and the senior management talk as if they have a bet on to see who can get the most bollocks management buzz words, acronyms or abbreviations into a sentence. It really is stupid sometimes as generally the majority of the staff they are presenting to have no idea what they are talking about (especially as for say 70% English isn't their first language). However, I'm sure if I gave them a technical presentation and used industry known acronyms and abbreviations throughout they'd complain bitterly and still not see the irony.......
Is so I am all over that. I work for a large Yankee consultancy and the senior management talk as if they have a bet on to see who can get the most bollocks management buzz words, acronyms or abbreviations into a sentence. It really is stupid sometimes as generally the majority of the staff they are presenting to have no idea what they are talking about (especially as for say 70% English isn't their first language). However, I'm sure if I gave them a technical presentation and used industry known acronyms and abbreviations throughout they'd complain bitterly and still not see the irony.......
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Jun 13th 2017, 12:32 pm
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Re: Overused / irritating words,phrases
Bigly.
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Love you to the moon and back. (Makes me want to hurt people).
Jun 13th 2017, 3:25 pm
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Re: Overused / irritating words,phrases
Lingo?
Is so I am all over that. I work for a large Yankee consultancy and the senior management talk as if they have a bet on to see who can get the most bollocks management buzz words, acronyms or abbreviations into a sentence. It really is stupid sometimes as generally the majority of the staff they are presenting to have no idea what they are talking about (especially as for say 70% English isn't their first language). However, I'm sure if I gave them a technical presentation and used industry known acronyms and abbreviations throughout they'd complain bitterly and still not see the irony.......
Is so I am all over that. I work for a large Yankee consultancy and the senior management talk as if they have a bet on to see who can get the most bollocks management buzz words, acronyms or abbreviations into a sentence. It really is stupid sometimes as generally the majority of the staff they are presenting to have no idea what they are talking about (especially as for say 70% English isn't their first language). However, I'm sure if I gave them a technical presentation and used industry known acronyms and abbreviations throughout they'd complain bitterly and still not see the irony.......
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Jun 13th 2017, 6:59 pm
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Jun 14th 2017, 3:58 am
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Re: Overused / irritating words,phrases
I just received an e-mail from a potential supplier referring to their contact details as their "co-ordinates".
Now considering going with a competitor based on that alone.
Now considering going with a competitor based on that alone.
Jun 14th 2017, 1:25 pm
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"Lets all pull together, we are all in the same boat"
Ha while I am bailing like a ba**ard, and Roger is rowing the rowlocks off you sit there steering doing **ck all (as usual) !!
Ha while I am bailing like a ba**ard, and Roger is rowing the rowlocks off you sit there steering doing **ck all (as usual) !!
Jun 14th 2017, 1:27 pm
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"My take on this" blah blah blah blah
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Jun 14th 2017, 1:33 pm
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My 2 cents
Jun 14th 2017, 3:17 pm
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Jun 14th 2017, 3:19 pm
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One of my Korean colleagues has a great comeback when our client says that we're all in the same boat: "But you're the only ones with life jackets."
Jun 14th 2017, 3:27 pm
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Let`s all get our ducks in a row!!
Make sure we are all on the same page!!
My usual reaction to this is "why have you already dropped us in the shit"!!!
Make sure we are all on the same page!!
My usual reaction to this is "why have you already dropped us in the shit"!!!
Jun 14th 2017, 4:19 pm
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"Let's be clear" - particularly beloved of British politicians.
Jun 14th 2017, 4:56 pm
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I used "with all due respect" in a letter to our client today. All pleased with myself. 