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... is an expression that is really starting to get my goat.
Why can’t people say, “in the future” anymore.
When they say, “going forward” do they mean as opposed to “going backwards”?
I was listening to some politician the other day thinking that they making some good sense and then they dropped the GF bomb. Lost me there and then.
Why can’t people say, “in the future” anymore.
When they say, “going forward” do they mean as opposed to “going backwards”?
I was listening to some politician the other day thinking that they making some good sense and then they dropped the GF bomb. Lost me there and then.
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I was going to say “get on my ****” but wasn’t sure if it would be *’d out.
Agreed - nobody ever used this monstrous expression back in the day. 
'In the national interest'
'in line with the advice given'
'in line with the advice given'
your lack of bromance makes you reactionary freaks miserable old moaners
GET BACK TO YOUR CAVES
GET BACK TO YOUR CAVES
Now, if you are looking for a REALLY annoying phrase that is routinely spewed out by cabinet ministers then that phrase is “at pace”. 
"in terms of"
standard double speak of the public sector
standard double speak of the public sector
when a project is ditched they now say it has been paused ...
a new boss once said to me 'let's do lunch so we can touch base and bounce ideas off each other' 
"At this moment in time" wtf is wrong with NOW, I know use 5 words when one will do.
All new new age phrases are childish
"you've got this" is another that really gets on my nerves, I've sat in enough job centre "courses" to know where they all come from as well
Just get yourself booked onto a "course" they "provide" and sit there for 3 hours listening to their ridiculous jargon
, how they don't put themselves to sleep is quite an achievement
"you've got this" is another that really gets on my nerves, I've sat in enough job centre "courses" to know where they all come from as well
Just get yourself booked onto a "course" they "provide" and sit there for 3 hours listening to their ridiculous jargon
, how they don't put themselves to sleep is quite an achievement
"positive mindset" is one that I personally love
I'm trying to get a job packing shoes, love, not trying to split the atom
I'm trying to get a job packing shoes, love, not trying to split the atom
Surely it’s better than a negative mindset.
93rd minute of the match, you are waiting for a goal for your acca to come up, a little bit of “positive mindset” and would you believe it GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAL
93rd minute of the match, you are waiting for a goal for your acca to come up, a little bit of “positive mindset” and would you believe it GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAL
Engaging Experience
It is what it is
Reaching out
Embrace change
I could take no more of the bull and packed the job in. Positivity apparently, or a cover for incompetence.
It is what it is
Reaching out
Embrace change
I could take no more of the bull and packed the job in. Positivity apparently, or a cover for incompetence.
Angoose I hold out hope of a goal yes but positive mindset no 
"embrace change" Oh I heard that all the time in the "back to work courses"
"get out your comfort zone" was another, nah tar, I like being in my comfort zone that's why I put myself in it 99% of the time, so stick that up your jacksy
"embrace change" Oh I heard that all the time in the "back to work courses"
"get out your comfort zone" was another, nah tar, I like being in my comfort zone that's why I put myself in it 99% of the time, so stick that up your jacksy
I lost all respect and couldn't work for my boss any more after what he said to me last week.................................
You're fired!.
You're fired!.
If you had to pick a Mr Men character that you thought was most like yourself, which would you choose?
Mr Happy? Mr Grumpy? Mr Clever? Or perhaps Mr Impossible?
With global sales of more than 120 million, many of us remember the much-loved Roger Hargreaves books from our childhood.
But as enjoyable as the tales are to read, few of us would have thought that they had a practical application in the world of business.
Well that's the case at UK shoe repair and key-cutting business Timpson, which recruits new staff solely according to which Mr Men characters their personalities resemble.
You can turn up for your Timpson interview with the world's finest CV or resume, and all the interviewer will do is work out whether you are a Mr Lazy (you don't have a hope), or a Mr Cheerful (you have a very good chance).
"We purely interview for personality," says Mr Timpson, who has been leading his family's firm for the past 42 years.
"We're not bothered by qualifications or CVs. We just look at the candidate and work out who they are, are they Mr Grumpy, Mr Slow, Mr Happy?
"If they tick all the right boxes then we put them in the shop for half the day. That's it, I dreamt that up years ago."
In explaining the thinking behind this rather novel approach to recruitment, Mr Timpson, 74, says that while you can train someone to do a job, you cannot train their personality.
Mr Happy? Mr Grumpy? Mr Clever? Or perhaps Mr Impossible?
With global sales of more than 120 million, many of us remember the much-loved Roger Hargreaves books from our childhood.
But as enjoyable as the tales are to read, few of us would have thought that they had a practical application in the world of business.
Well that's the case at UK shoe repair and key-cutting business Timpson, which recruits new staff solely according to which Mr Men characters their personalities resemble.
You can turn up for your Timpson interview with the world's finest CV or resume, and all the interviewer will do is work out whether you are a Mr Lazy (you don't have a hope), or a Mr Cheerful (you have a very good chance).
"We purely interview for personality," says Mr Timpson, who has been leading his family's firm for the past 42 years.
"We're not bothered by qualifications or CVs. We just look at the candidate and work out who they are, are they Mr Grumpy, Mr Slow, Mr Happy?
"If they tick all the right boxes then we put them in the shop for half the day. That's it, I dreamt that up years ago."
In explaining the thinking behind this rather novel approach to recruitment, Mr Timpson, 74, says that while you can train someone to do a job, you cannot train their personality.
All the builders have returned to country of origin.
The British ones have become too complacent........
The British ones have become too complacent........
At the end of the day........I'll probably be in bed asleep.
Nobody ever starts a sentence with “at the beginning of the day” 
"the likes of" is the crutch of the trendy horse racing journalist.
The Derby was won by the likes of Shergar and Dancing Brave.
The Derby was won by the likes of Shergar and Dancing Brave.
*Oops ... the likes of Rheingold and Dancing Brave narrowly failed to win the Derby. 
I had to phone my bank last week and had the grim misfortune to be told by some utter f**ktard that she would "be helping me on my journey with Lloyds today".
****.
****.
You should have asked her 'what time will the bus be coming'....
"Lessons will be learned".
Apart from the utter futility and insincerity of the expression, they never are learned and the same mistakes persist.
Apart from the utter futility and insincerity of the expression, they never are learned and the same mistakes persist.
"Take it to the next level"
What are these levels?
Are they written down?
Who defined them?
How can I be sure that "the next level" is any better than the current level or indeed the previous level
What are these levels?
Are they written down?
Who defined them?
How can I be sure that "the next level" is any better than the current level or indeed the previous level
To be fair, 'push the envelope' has merit. It is an expression that pilots used when putting aircraft through their paces at the design and testing stages, the envelope being a set of conditions governing safe limitations of an aircraft.
What's the origin of the phrase 'Push the envelope'?
This phrase came into general use following the publication Tom Wolfe's book about the space programme - The Right Stuff, 1979:
"One of the phrases that kept running through the conversation was ‘pushing the outside of the envelope’... [That] seemed to be the great challenge and satisfaction of flight test."
Wolfe didn't originate the term, although it's appropriate that he used it in a technical and engineering context, as it was first used in the field of mathematics.
The envelope here isn't the container for letters, but the mathematical envelope, which is defined as 'the locus of the ultimate intersections of consecutive curves'. In a two-dimensional example, the set of lines described by the various positions of a ladder sliding down a wall forms an envelope - in this case an arc, gently curving away from the intersection of the wall and floor. Inside that envelope you will be hit by the ladder; outside you won't.
This phrase came into general use following the publication Tom Wolfe's book about the space programme - The Right Stuff, 1979:
"One of the phrases that kept running through the conversation was ‘pushing the outside of the envelope’... [That] seemed to be the great challenge and satisfaction of flight test."
Wolfe didn't originate the term, although it's appropriate that he used it in a technical and engineering context, as it was first used in the field of mathematics.
The envelope here isn't the container for letters, but the mathematical envelope, which is defined as 'the locus of the ultimate intersections of consecutive curves'. In a two-dimensional example, the set of lines described by the various positions of a ladder sliding down a wall forms an envelope - in this case an arc, gently curving away from the intersection of the wall and floor. Inside that envelope you will be hit by the ladder; outside you won't.
So, blah blah this. So, blah blah that. This starting sentences with "So" has somehow crept into modern dialect and quite frankly I find it somewhat aggravating.
So, what you going to do about it
Some Indian guys I used to work with had a similar annoying feature in their speech patterns.
Instead of "So", they would preface their sentences with "See".
Some Indian guys I used to work with had a similar annoying feature in their speech patterns.
Instead of "So", they would preface their sentences with "See".
kincsem 02 Mar 20 22:22
"the likes of" is the crutch of the trendy horse racing journalist.
The Derby was won by the likes of Shergar and Dancing Brave.
Gus Elen used that phrase in music-halls over 100 years ago. George Le Brunn, who also wrote for Marie Lloyd, wrote the music for this for him:
IT'S A GREAT BIG SHAME
They hadn't been married for a month or more
When underneath her thumb goes Jim
Oh isn't it a pity that the likes of her
Should put upon the likes of him.
"the likes of" is the crutch of the trendy horse racing journalist.
The Derby was won by the likes of Shergar and Dancing Brave.
Gus Elen used that phrase in music-halls over 100 years ago. George Le Brunn, who also wrote for Marie Lloyd, wrote the music for this for him:
IT'S A GREAT BIG SHAME
They hadn't been married for a month or more
When underneath her thumb goes Jim
Oh isn't it a pity that the likes of her
Should put upon the likes of him.
As with ‘so’, i’ve heard a lot of Aussie & SA sportsmen start sentences with ‘Look’.
I only start sentences like that when I’m intent on arguing or starting a fight.
I only start sentences like that when I’m intent on arguing or starting a fight.
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