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  • P Paul Unsworth

    Am I the only person on the planet who refuses to use these stupid "buzz" words people in office environments are comming out with??? I refer to things like:

    • "Going Forward"
    • "I have been tasked with this"
    • "The figures for Q1
    • "Has this been Actioned?

    There are many many more... Are there any that get you? or make you cringe? :confused:

    oooo, the Jedi's will feel this one....

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    Wjousts
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    I've always found people using the term "learnings" rather jarring. As in: "So what are the learnings from our last project". or: "We had a problem with X, which is a new learning for us". "Learning" isn't a noun and I pretty sure "learnings" isn't even a word. The word you're looking for is "lessons"

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      I've always found people using the term "learnings" rather jarring. As in: "So what are the learnings from our last project". or: "We had a problem with X, which is a new learning for us". "Learning" isn't a noun and I pretty sure "learnings" isn't even a word. The word you're looking for is "lessons"

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      Flynn Arrowstarr Regular Schmoe
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      Lessons has a negative effect as it evokes images of unpleasant days in school learning things by rote. Therefore, management has decided to transition to the use of the term learnings as it has no prior usage, therefore no negative baggage. We need to be proactive on this to avoid a hostile workplace environment. Didn't you get the memo about this? Doris, send him another copy, m'kay? That would be great. Flynn

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      • F Flynn Arrowstarr Regular Schmoe

        Lessons has a negative effect as it evokes images of unpleasant days in school learning things by rote. Therefore, management has decided to transition to the use of the term learnings as it has no prior usage, therefore no negative baggage. We need to be proactive on this to avoid a hostile workplace environment. Didn't you get the memo about this? Doris, send him another copy, m'kay? That would be great. Flynn

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        Wjousts
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        Flynn Arrowstarr wrote:

        Didn't you get the memo about this? Doris, send him another copy, m'kay? That would be great.

        I did get the memo, but it didn't have the correct cover sheet.

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        • J Jim Crafton

          My shift is your shift!

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          Joe Simes
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          I bet you'd eat the peanuts out of her shift! :rolleyes: Ewww that's just gross but I had a roommate in college that said it all the time! X|

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          • W Wjousts

            Flynn Arrowstarr wrote:

            Didn't you get the memo about this? Doris, send him another copy, m'kay? That would be great.

            I did get the memo, but it didn't have the correct cover sheet.

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            Flynn Arrowstarr Regular Schmoe
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            If you could just make sure to ensure your learnings about learnings stick. That'd be great. Flynn

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            • R Roger Wright

              "Buzz word" is a buzzword phrase. :-D I much prefer "meaningless, trite, entirely made up evasions of proper English usage to mask your inexcusable ignorance" to "buzz word."

              "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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              Paul Unsworth
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              Roger Wright wrote:

              meaningless, trite, entirely made up evasions of proper English usage to mask your inexcusable ignorance

              Now you mention it, I'm with you on that. It has a kinda ring to it. ;P

              oooo, the Jedi's will feel this one....

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