No, let's not!

[Baconbutty]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/28/lets_touch_base/[^] Stating what we already know. Scary bit about 20% believing it has had a positive effect.

My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

[pseudonym67]

Im really depressed that I now know what buffling means. :sigh: Thanks for that. :sigh:

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[Russell Jones]

It doesn't surprise me at all. At some point if you want to get on in business you have to impress your seniors. If they spend all their time getting their ducks in a row outside the box then you're going to need to take the discussion offline and synergistically sing from their hymn sheet. People are always going to be more likely to be comfortable with someone who talks the same way as them, it's the same as wearing the suit or the BrandX management watch, it's all about fitting in with a certain group.

[Gary Kirkham]

Well good for the Brits. I hear most of those phrases, and some that were not listed, on a regular basis. I have grown to despise them, even though I use some of them.

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[mincefish]

This is surely similar to design patterns, in that they have names that make it easier to talk about high level design concepts without having to go into great detail. It's quicker to say "this uses the observer pattern", than try and describe objects signing up to the events of another object etc - you both know what you're talking about. It's the same with these phrases; If someone says "Let's take this offline", I know what they mean, and they don't have to say "how about we have a phone call after this one where we talk about this thing". I do agree that they're frustrating at times, and you can come across as speaking a lot of balls, but used sparingly they can be quite useful *cue verbal battering*

[James Simpson]

turdspurt That is a great word

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[cpkilekofp]

On "thinking outside the box": I find that most of those I've met who really object to this term also have trouble performing the implied activity, i.e. one fluffed step and they can't finish tying their shoes. It's annoying when someone uses the term without really understanding what it means or how it really works, but that's the speaker, not the term. "Get the f*** out of your mental rut and go search for a clue on how to do something different, b***head!" seems so much less friendly, but I may be wrong :-D