What's the problem with 'problem'?

[growingvegetables]

Botheration.

 

[Fnaar]

What about the sudden rise to prominence of "Curate". In arty farty hipster land everyone seems to be curating something.

I've just curated a spag bol for our tea

 

[speccy1]

I'm really having problems with the overuse of the word 'issue'. Listen carefully to any news broadcast or discussion and you will hear over and over again the word 'issue' used in place of 'problem'. So we have 'issues around' rather than 'problems about'. This morning a weather forecaster warned of 'surface water flooding issues'. What's wrong with 'surface water flooding problems', or even just 'surface water flooding'?
- rant over

I`m not allowed to rant on here, but good luck with it!!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Unpacking is great newish one, heard that a bit when I was 'working' in Americky least year. It was as in expanding on an issue, that's an issue not a problem. Let me know if you want me to unpack that a bit more.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

An issue is not necessarily a problem. It might be an opportunity.

it might only be an incident.

 

[ChrisV]

I'm really having problems with the overuse of the word 'issue'. Listen carefully to any news broadcast or discussion and you will hear over and over again the word 'issue' used in place of 'problem'. So we have 'issues around' rather than 'problems about'. This morning a weather forecaster warned of 'surface water flooding issues'. What's wrong with 'surface water flooding problems', or even just 'surface water flooding'?
- rant over

Until it's a problem, it is still just an issue. Once the full implications of the issue are investigated, solutions can be put in place. So it goes from issue to solution.

Using the word problem just worries people and puts a negative connotation on it.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

 

[Tim Hall]

Until it's a problem, it is still just an issue. Once the full implications of the issue are investigated, solutions can be put in place. So it goes from issue to solution.

Using the word problem just worries people and puts a negative connotation on it.

Is it not a challenge that must be grasped? Going forward?

 

[ChrisV]

Depends on what the unpacking throws up and how each stakeholder responds to it.

 

[ClaireSaud]

I realised a couple of years ago that posh people on telly pronounce issues as "iss-you"and not "ish-you". I now notice every time this word is said on TV/radio

 

[newfhouse]

I am annoyed by the use of the word "surreal" to describe anything that's unusual or unexpected.

 

[Brandane]

This morning a weather forecaster warned of 'surface water flooding issues'. What's wrong with 'surface water flooding problems', or even just 'surface water flooding'?

Or just "flooding", since it's fairly obvious that flooding might involve water, on a surface!

 

[perplexed]

New money = Severe weather event.

Old money = It's raining...

And this year's current bo%%ocks of 'naming storms'. To my mind, storms are things which toss fishing vessels about on the high seas for hours, sink ships, tidal waves, bury one's car to the degree you don't find it for a month...

Not just a bit blowy so it might turn one's umbrella inside out...

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

Robust this robust that. Oh do bugger off.
Having the conversation. No its called talking. Or more likely giving someone a well deserved righteous bollocking.

 

[Fnaar]

"Speak to" rather than "talk about" in work meetings. As in "Mr Fnaar, will you speak to this one, please?"