The dictorial "we"
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(Per this definition[^]) I think we are going to need to put some extra time/effort into this deliverable.
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(Per this definition[^]) I think we are going to need to put some extra time/effort into this deliverable.
Usually forming part of a progression:
- I need to do X.
- When we do X, we also need to do Y.
- Why haven't you done X, Y and Z yet?!
:rolleyes:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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(Per this definition[^]) I think we are going to need to put some extra time/effort into this deliverable.
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Know someone who has a boss like this. When she addresses the underlings in an email about that "we" need to do more with less blahblahblah the email leads with "Dear People".
cat fud heer
Ouch..
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(Per this definition[^]) I think we are going to need to put some extra time/effort into this deliverable.
When people start talking in plural, then it better be the pluralis majestatis[^], otherwise it's a very bad sign. When someone starts talking about what 'we' do or don't do, just start to address him sarcastically with 'mylord' or something like that. If you can't beat them, confuse them.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
(Per this definition[^]) I think we are going to need to put some extra time/effort into this deliverable.
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Usually forming part of a progression:
- I need to do X.
- When we do X, we also need to do Y.
- Why haven't you done X, Y and Z yet?!
:rolleyes:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
This is my favorite, and it isn't even limited to work either. It actually reminds me of politicians. They like to say "we" a lot, as if they know what half the country has been through - yet they're the ones with fancy vacations and big houses, etc. Lol.
