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mr Mag00
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bonj!
Rhythm Thief
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NickM said:Readers of this thread would probably enjoy Ed Reardon's Week.
I have every episode since Series 2 on my hard drive
Why doesn't that surprise me?
Excellent programme.
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User482
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ooh, I nearly forgot...
Whenever a tragedy is reported on the news, the local area is always described as a "close knit community". As opposed to "loosely woven diaspora"?
Whenever a tragedy is reported on the news, the local area is always described as a "close knit community". As opposed to "loosely woven diaspora"?
Black Sheep
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[quote name='swee'pea99']I use all those. (Apart from 'upskilling', which is an abomination.)
This one made me literally shudder the other day: "What brings you to Curry's today?"[/QUOTE]
the bus, it broke down outside and its raining otherwise i'd have been in a more reputable electronics store
(Apart from 'upskilling', which is an abomination.)This one made me literally shudder the other day: "What brings you to Curry's today?"[/QUOTE]
the bus, it broke down outside and its raining otherwise i'd have been in a more reputable electronics store
mr Mag00
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Nickm how could i go about getting those, it is brilliant
Aperitif
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Ha ha User482 - I like the loosely woven business...
'moving forward' is a horror. Often applied to completely useless economic speak.
'moving forward' is a horror. Often applied to completely useless economic speak.
punkypossum
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I hate "awesome", no particular reason, I just do!
Amanda P
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What exactly is "due diligence"?
Stakeholders.
Proactive.
Oh, and "impact", when the speaker means "effect".
As in:
Interviewer: What sort of impact do you think X will have on Y?
Interviewee: Oh, I think it will be a long, slow, gradual impact...
How can you have a gradual impact???!
Stakeholders.
Proactive.
Oh, and "impact", when the speaker means "effect".
As in:
Interviewer: What sort of impact do you think X will have on Y?
Interviewee: Oh, I think it will be a long, slow, gradual impact...
How can you have a gradual impact???!
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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politicians who say 'right and proper'
got-to-get-fit
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my boss likes to give me 'opportunities for improvement'........what he really means is "here is a job you probably know bugger all about ....see if you can figure it out ...oh and by the way i need it by close of play today."
velocidad
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lessons will be learnt....that really bugs me
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My company-before-last always talked about 'empowerment' and 'shift to the left'.
What they meant by both of these was 'dump any sh1tty job that no-one else wants onto the helpdesk phone monkeys.'
Grrrr.
What they meant by both of these was 'dump any sh1tty job that no-one else wants onto the helpdesk phone monkeys.'
Grrrr.
