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Post by aquaduct on Jun 19, 2009 8:10:45 GMT -5
"Play" and "space" as in:
"The FCKNT conference is one of the plays we make in this space that offer you a substantial ROI on your membership dues."
You?
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Post by knobtwister on Jun 19, 2009 8:26:05 GMT -5
I haven't heard that one but at the end of the day it's pretty obvious I'm behind the times.  Don |
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Post by Supertramp78 on Jun 19, 2009 8:31:22 GMT -5
I hate ALL kinds of yuppie speak. Like using 'socialize' for discuss.
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Post by Greg B on Jun 19, 2009 8:45:15 GMT -5
I hate "Impact" when we're trying to say "Affect".
I hate hearing "Theory" when they mean "Hypothesis"
I hate "In a going forward fashion" when we mean "we have a plan"
I hate hearing "We had a Pepsi win" when we mean "We got the Pepsi account"
I hate hearing "right sizing" when it really means "we're shipping your job to India".
I hate it when you're eating corn on the cob and a little piece of corn skin gets caught in your teeth and you can't get it out. That has nothing to do with abuses of the English language but it still bothers me.
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Post by aquaduct on Jun 19, 2009 8:47:41 GMT -5
I haven't heard that one but at the end of the day it's pretty obvious I'm behind the times. Don It's DC talk. "Wow, the Congressman remembered your name. That was a great play!" "Well, I think we should position ourselves as thought leaders in the climate change space." I mean, fer Chrissake! Isn't it bad enough that your babble means nothing? Why take down perfectly innocent words? |
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Post by omaha on Jun 19, 2009 9:14:54 GMT -5
My personal nit is people who don't understand that coincidence and irony are different things.
"Play", as mentioned here, was in common use in the oil business back in the late 80's, early 90's. There were a lot of Texans who (IMHO) exaggerated their "corn-pone" speech mannerisms for effect. Everyone wants to be the next JR, after al. So you'd hear things like "I'm gonna rustle up some investors and make a play in the chalk."
I got worn out on "space" watching Bob Vila on This Old House. He never saw a nice room, just lots of nice "spaces". Ugh.
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Post by RickW on Jun 19, 2009 9:24:58 GMT -5
"Right Sizing", "Downsizing", "Outsourcing", "Re-org" - whatever - "We're getting rid of your sorry butt."
"Think outside of the box." - "Yes, you told us it's not possible, but we're going to grind until you say it is, then blame you when it fails."
"Paradigm Shift" - "We're going to hook our little red wagon to this new technology, and declare victory and leave just before everyone finds out it's got pretty much the same problems as the old stuff, with some new twists."
I'm not really all that cynical, but have become terribly pragmatic. Seen nad heard it all a tad too often.
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Post by millring on Jun 19, 2009 9:27:35 GMT -5
"Right Sizing", "Downsizing", "Outsourcing", "Re-org" - whatever - "We're getting rid of your sorry butt." "Think outside of the box." - "Yes, you told us it's not possible, but we're going to grind until you say it is, then blame you when it fails." "Paradigm Shift" - "We're going to hook our little red wagon to this new technology, and declare victory and leave just before everyone finds out it's got pretty much the same problems as the old stuff, with some new twists." I'm not really all that cynical, but have become terribly pragmatic. Seen nad heard it all a tad too often. I'm tired of people constantly misusing the word "nad". It really takes balls to misuse "nad". |
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Post by patrick on Jun 19, 2009 9:31:41 GMT -5
"Play" and "space" as in: "The FCKNT conference is one of the plays we make in this space that offer you a substantial ROI on your membership dues." You? Nope, that's not originally DC talk, it's venture capital talk. I hear it all the time at the conferences I go to. And yes, I hate it. |
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Post by Greg B on Jun 19, 2009 9:33:17 GMT -5
> It really takes balls to misuse "nad".
Which reminds me: Why do mice have such tiny balls?
Because so few of them can dance.
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Post by RickW on Jun 19, 2009 9:37:13 GMT -5
Well, I haven't heard 'nads' in a while - must have gone out of favour. Just had to resurrect it, and this seemed an appropriate thread.
I seem to be having typeeng isshews these days.
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Post by Tamarack on Jun 19, 2009 9:48:17 GMT -5
I too am appalled by yuppiespeak, businessspeak, etc. and other assaults on what used to be a pretty good language.
In fairness to the good people in the oilpatch, the term "play" has been in use for a long time. When someone refers to "a play in the Traverse down in Cass County" they are saying that oil has been discovered in a particular rock formation in a particular place. The term predates JR Ewing by many decades. Other useless knowledge -- you don't have a "well" until it is actually producing oil -- until it produces, you're just makin' hole.
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Post by Supertramp78 on Jun 19, 2009 9:52:07 GMT -5
"Why do mice have such tiny balls?"
Clearance.
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Post by millring on Jun 19, 2009 10:24:23 GMT -5
Yeah, they've even got epaul doing it. Something about Annie and getting a gun. He must be tired of "play" too. |
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Post by millring on Jun 19, 2009 10:25:18 GMT -5
"Why do mice have such tiny balls?" Clearance. ;D (good one. I love guys who are quick enough to come up with alternative punch lines) |
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Post by Cornflake on Jun 19, 2009 10:30:23 GMT -5
I don't hate the word, but lately I've been wincing at most uses of "officially." It's mostly used to describe things that aren't official in any sense. Also, for a different reason, "historic," which is used to mean "important."
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Post by Fingerplucked on Jun 19, 2009 10:33:15 GMT -5
I hate hearing "no" when I want to hear "yes."
I hate hearing "maybe" when I want to hear "yes."
I hate hearing "yes" when I thought she was going to say "no" again, so I went ahead and started without her.
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Post by aquaduct on Jun 19, 2009 10:43:37 GMT -5
Yeah, they've even got epaul doing it. Something about Annie and getting a gun. He must be tired of "play" too. Not as tired of it as the audience who's watching him in that dress. |
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Post by Fingerplucked on Jun 19, 2009 10:52:34 GMT -5
That reminds me. I heard on the radio this morning that there's a new cell phone out that will light up your dress when it rings. (I suppose there must be a new dress out too.) The makers are claiming that you'll never miss a call again when you're in a noisy place, like a bar.
Unless you're not wearing a dress.
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Post by Jawbone on Jun 19, 2009 11:32:06 GMT -5
Two hour dive to pancake surf.
"Dude, you shoulda been here yesterday."
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