Posted on 04/21/2024 6:46:48 PM PDT by DoodleBob
“I’m wondering if the writer made “Boil The Ocean” up himself.”
I have never heard that one.
There is “plow the sea” which is very old and it means utter futility.
What does “crack” mean in that context? Is it supposed to mean that it’s “really good?”
When did “price” become “price point” and “disrespect” become a verb”?😬
I dislike all of those and have made it a point never to use them.
***What?? “Lean into” is not on the list?***
I *hate* that one!!
BTO is a biggie.
It’s used to say that a quick analysis or talk will do, versus a month-long study or an all-day meeting.
“Just look at last year’s sales trend John…there’s no need to boil the ocean here.”
“Reach out” has always annoyed me. It’s *contact* damn it!!!
When our company got bought out by a bigger company the victors took over everything, including the vocabulary.
For weeks they talked about “silos.”
Finally I said we don't have silos down here much; can we just say corncribs.
They were not amused.
“going forward”
phrase used, especially in business, to mean “in the future”
In the future? NO.
Going forward is something a car does.
“From now on” is what the little hammerheads are trying to say, but Stupidity reigns Supreme with the bulk of the population.
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“Reach out.”
Oh hell, just gag me please.
“reaching out” is something people do with their hands.
If someone wishes to communicate with someone else they contact them, call them,
meet with them, converse with them.
“Reaching out” sounds like something fags would say.
Probably where it came from...
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“going forward” is my hated phrase that’s not on this list.
Idea for next year? How about "21 Office Buzzwords Stories It’s Time to Banish Forever?"
-PJ
Ping didn’t come from ping pong, it came from the military and sonar.
More than the “boy band” reference, it sounds like something community activist groups do to each other.
“Reach it to BLM to join us for the Antifa rally.”
“Lean into” should be on there, for sure.
I use most of these actually with colleagues and family.
Not sure why folks get so stirred up about them?
I’m guessing they’re the old folks who can’t keep up with lingo.
sustainable...
Growing up, “research” had connoations (to me) of serious work in a lab, or on a site, and physical experimentation.
In the last decade or so, I’ve heard people use it to mean “to look up stuff” either on the internet or in a library. I’ve also heard it used to describe what I would call “homework” for highschool and undergrad students.
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