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dhouston67 · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:38 am Post subject:

Corporate-speak is getting on my last nerve.

Phrases like "going forward" (to mean "from now on") are particularly irksome.
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tackerman · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:56 am Post subject:

Deirdre · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:23 am Post subject:

Anyone who thinks the phrase "the next level" has any imact any more is a moron.

I also don't care for "impact" as a verb unless it's about teeth, but I know I'm impossibly outnumbered.
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When my wife and I hear "grow your business" and a number of other in sayings we cringe. You may increase your business, or improve your business, but golly gosh (as my dad or Gomer Pyle would have said) I didn’t realize a business grew by cellular division??? Oops, I didn’t seem to think of the proliferation of cellular phone towers or cites that do seem to increasing at an astounding rate. Maybe all those metal boxes near the cell towers are really cyborgs that have found a new way to reproduce.

Another example we hear on local TV is the misuse of plural and singular as in, “This afternoon fifteen people were injured in a freeway crash, none was killed." That is from a NBC owned station. I guess this will happen as the dumbing down of America continues.

There seem to be more of these bizarre word usages popping up every day. Then I think of the 60’s and 70’s and what our parents must have thought of “groovy”, “cool” etc.

Then I think of the companies out there, the agency people and young management types in any industry that may be half my age probably think it is “cool” to coin a new meaning for an old term.

Sorry to rant, but I do feel better.

Greg

Deirdre · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject:

COURVO · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject:

Alright, Deirdre....my turn.... LOVE the new look...and the green background accents your, um eyes.

;-}

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mcm · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:17 pm Post subject:

saying "none were" is on my list of peeves!

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Gregory Best · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject: actually..

DB people is the subject which is plural and is implied as in none of the people.

mcm · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:14 am Post subject:

none = no one

Deirdre · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:40 am Post subject: Re: actually..

Bruce · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:29 am Post subject:

Courvo, I couldn't resist the picture when I read the monocle and smoking jacket line about you. That photo is of Charles Coburn, a memorable character actor of the 30's and 40's.

I'm sure you'll look much better than an Indian cow when you're newsman emeritus at NBC.

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bobsouer · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:35 am Post subject:

Bill · Guest

may we all gather together at about 3 :15 as we center around the department of redundancy office.