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  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    I had a boss about 30 years ago who used to say it. He also used to tell prospective clients "you're safe and secure coming to us as we don't use any of that belts and braces stuff".
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    edited November 2017
    Had a French colleague who pronounced focus in a way that made us giggle...

  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    alderz said:

    I am on day 2 of a 3 day training course and realised yesterday afternoon that the trainer says pacific when he means specific. Please send thoughts and prayers

    Alderz, next time he says it interrupt him with "That`s a very large ocean". He will frown, look bemused and say "Sorry?" You say "The Pacific is a very large ocean, the word you are looking for is specific".
    This takes a lot of courage, I am not known for my courage, but I can`t let people ruin my life like this so have corrected people on a number of occasions. It is very odd, because if people say blatantly racist, sexist or homophobic things I generally let it pass having not the courage to challenge them. But using the word "pacific" instead of "specific" ...................... unforgivable
    ;angry

    A couple of other things that "rattle my chains"...........

    "Got your back"

    "My bad"

    "Moving forward" ........... As soon as someone uses this they have lost me, I have no interest in what they have to say, I totally tune out. It is used a lot by people trying to sound more informed than they could possibly ever be and to make them look and sound intelligent and progressive. I snapped the other day listening to a rep (whose product I was genuinely interested in) who had used it three times within a single sentence. A lost sale. And I did tell him why. This is a very common phrase now which if you are attuned to it will most definitely grate. Dave Brentism at its absolute worst. So, moving forward.................. ;doh ;doh ;doh
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    One of the directors of a company I used to work for used to say "that's a mute point" ;biggrin
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Madcap, one of my pet hates is "from the get-go" ;angry
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    People in my company have starting adding "gentle reminder" to the topic of email when sending a chaser.

    I find this very passive aggressive, especially when they send it a day after the first email...

    Thanks I've been wanting to get that off my chest for a while...
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    That's a new one on me. 'Polite Reminder' I've met.
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    My hackles are always raised whenever someone starts off with “here’s the deal” you know that the rest of the sentence will not be in your best interests.

    Ho hum
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Or to tell you the truth which obviously means a lies coming up
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    I always assume 'to tell you the truth' precedes something you don't want to hear.
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    I also wonder about “in all honesty” does that mean I should have taken everything else you may have said to me with a pinch of salt.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    What about “no offence”
  • imagelostimagelost
    on the fence ;thumbsup
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    No defence
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Like the old favourite “I don’t mean to be rude”....
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited November 2017
    How about, 'I'm not racist BUT' ... immediately followed by a racist comment. ;doh

    I'm like, 'Mate, if you aren't racist, don't make racist comments. Then you won't need to preface them with a justification.'

    Alternatively, you should be saying 'I'm not racist, I just like to make racist remarks once in a while.' ;hmm
  • imagelostimagelost
    Mrs g
    Shirley
    it’s only it’s only recist if it’s offensive
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Don't call me Shirley ;biggrin
  • imagelostimagelost
    Right my old china
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    "Do you know what I mean" at the end of a sentence
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    "Like" at the beginning of every sentence
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    imagelost said:

    Right my old china

    And less of the 'old'!!


    ;wink
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    ;hmm

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  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited November 2017
    vorse

    You may laugh but a while back I was walking along the road here, on one of the rare roads that has a pavement of sorts (basically, a narrow strip of road paved in a different colour) on both sides of the road.

    I was walking to the place we were going t eat, and I was on the left. Because the traffic drives on the right, I was nearly hit by an oncoming motorbike who wasn't paying attention. The driver shouted at me, and instructed me (none too politely) that I shouldn't be walking there - I must always walk on the right in Greece.

    So, going home, I did ;biggrin
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Mrs Grey well the Greeks did invent most things I understand, I'm sure their right...
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    ;lol

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  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    In 1997, 12% of Americans in a survey said that Noah's wife was named Joan.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Americans elected Donald Trump as president.

    I win.
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    edited November 2017
    In a recent poll, it was found that one in three Trump supporters are as stupid as the other two ;wink
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