Words that annoy me for no particular reason.
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matticus
Guru
well aware, and WTF? ... from me.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
On a griddle?
To be fair that isn't really frying. It's not frying at all in fact
Profpointy
Legendary Member
This has been posted many times but still apt:
Even my old boss, who did occasionally lapse into jargon, despite being extremely capable, said to the HR lady at one team meeting "we don't do 'reaching out' here", albeit in a good natured way
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I think it means after the get-go.
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
I’d, he’d, she’d, its vague, do you mean I had, would, did etc?
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
For full irritant value it needs to be “I’d of” etc.
LCpl Boiled Egg
Three word soundbite
Man up, man the f up, grow a pair etc.
Normally said by the kind of people who think the worst thing in the world is their football team losing a game.
Normally said by the kind of people who think the worst thing in the world is their football team losing a game.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
In what universe is "I'd" a contraction of "I did" ?
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
after shaking down the tree
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
the low-hanging fruit??????
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
and aim for the stars
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Shaking down the tree means looking at the suggested solutions and seeing which stand up to scrutiny.
