Vent - please ignore

No problem, Harry … I was just teasing

MichaelG.

I have posted this before, it has amused me for many years. Flying into Newark, New Jersey in a Peoples Express 747 many years ago, the announcement came out "we will be landing momentarily", " better get ready to jump", I thought.

I suppose it is because, like smith, wright or fitter, I associate the term maker with particular crafts and skills that its use as a general term for hobbyists like myself annoys me.

Brian G

We have to remember that a lot of what we deride as Americanisms are actually English as it was spoken in England a few hundred years ago, it's us that have drifted off. As for the rest, I blame estate agents, management consultants and other self important twits.

Would one of those come before, after or be messily squished in the middle of a paradigm shift?

Oh paradigm shift is perfectly O K as it is the correct expression to refer to a complete change of terms of reference.
I admit it can get a little irritating when it’s employed as a verbal token of showing off but in general it’s OK by me

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Was it Clive Sinclair that first ‘coined’ that nonsensical usage ?
… or was he just [dare I use such an expression] “on trend”

MichaelG.

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Ref. __ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_QL

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 12/01/2023 22:49:12

My real hate is/was is "There's no I in team". When it came out years ago in the early days of corporate speak I got the instructor at a refresher course I was on spluttering for an answer when I piped up "But there is me in it". Had to use that a few more times since then.

I have noticed that the word “Gotten” is being used in the U.K.media now.

Edited By V8Eng on 12/01/2023 23:28:27

Exactly the type of thing the older generation said when the youngsters started "contacting" people instead of sending their man around to deliver a hand-written missive to their chambers.

But I think "reach out" goes one step too far. It's part of modern biz-speak designed to hide the fact they are doing nothing of any importance. "Reach out" sounds like they are making some great effort and taking great care and embracing the highly valued other person. When in fact they have just flicked them a snitty one-line email.

Edited By Hopper on 13/01/2023 00:37:40

Eatin' irons in the West.

Not to mention mis-use of "alternate" instead of "alternative".

Yes and no, traditionally, at least from early 19th Century on, Cutlery cuts; i.e. knives
Whereas flatware is pressed from flat; i.e. forks, spoons and serving utensils.

Bill

Why are there so many calls these days for things to be "transparent?" Would it not be better if they were visible?

Come on - you all know if it's important, it has to be a perfect storm
and
some people are being gaslighted - or is it gas lit?
and
the oldies have picked all the low hanging fruit and there's none left for the younger end.
and
Customer " can I get fish and chips? Fish frier "No, I'll get them for you!"
and
"I was, like, walking down the road." You could actually walk down the road?
and
the most searched after word in the online dictionary is "woman" - nobody knows what one is!

Edited By Clive India on 13/01/2023 10:48:22

You could also use 'the several in pontificating idiot make up for it.'

Our written assessment of the course was that we considered it insulting that a series of tiresome cliches was supposed to be both educational and motivational. The facilitator(another management w*nk-word) reported us for being obstructive. Which was a surprise, because it was first time he'd used a complex word correctly....

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 13/01/2023 12:14:13

Some Women are WO-MAN's.( Wife does not view this forum.)