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How many of us use this phrase regularly ?
If so you may be interested to note that it has just been voted the most irritating phrase in the English language by the Plain English Society. It finished narrowly ahead of "at this moment in time".
I wonder of there are lots of other phrases that particularly annoy the engineering community (apart of course from the frequent misuse of the word "engineer" itself to describe virtually any menial job).
If so you may be interested to note that it has just been voted the most irritating phrase in the English language by the Plain English Society. It finished narrowly ahead of "at this moment in time".
I wonder of there are lots of other phrases that particularly annoy the engineering community (apart of course from the frequent misuse of the word "engineer" itself to describe virtually any menial job).





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link to story
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http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/pressrelease.html
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I find those two latter phrases just as irritating.
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http://www.EsoxRepublic.com
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"All said and done"
"It all boils down to..."
Ray Reynolds
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
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I hear this one all the time.
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"At the end of the day....
...you're another day older."
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TTFN
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Bottom line is... My least favorite right after issue.
"at this moment in time". My friend, Sanford, maintains there is no such thing because (almost said "since"- see "since, because" thread)time is a continuum and is particularly irritated when politicians use it, proving they don't have a clue about what they are saying -- duu-uh. Can't argue much with that! Having said all that, I continue to use the expression but guardedly lest Sanford might overhear.
From original post "...itself to describe virtually any menial job... When my Dad was a boy, one of his relatives would tell him, "go to school and study hard and maybe you become enionneer yaaniter someday. This was a Swedish relative. During the early years of the 20th century, The Janitor tended the boiler which of course required an engineer.
Jesus is THE life,
Leonard
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I prefer "At the end of the day ...
...it gets dark"
Of course in this minor-detail-obsessed forum somebody is BOUND to say that is not necessarily true if you're an eskimo, Artic explorer etc.
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Brian
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Ray Reynolds
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
Have you read FAQ731-376 to make the best use of Eng-Tips Forums?
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"In the current economic climate..." is about as intelectual as they get and usually only as a prelude to a "Good news/bad news" story (good for them, bad for you).
Notice how sayings that might be in your favour never reach the glossary in the management handbook... phrases or terms like "intelectual capital".
JMW
www.viscoanalyser.com
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???
Ray Reynolds
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
Have you read FAQ731-376 to make the best use of Eng-Tips Forums?
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Some that weren't mentioned already that I can remember:
"Short end of the stick"
"Show me the money"
"S*** hits the fan"
"Don't be a hero"
"Re-/Over- engineered"
"VE'd (Value-Engineered) right out (of the design)"
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http://www.jti.net/brad/anagram.htm
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One dear to the hearts of the engineering staff at my site: "It will be reflected in your bonus".
The reflection must be in a mirror from a fairground to achieve the amazing reduction that takes place.
And the one about "thinking outside of the box"? Grrr... put the perpetrator in a box and nail the lid on.
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If all this stuff happens at the end of the day, what happens at the end of the week? month? quarter? year? ...
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Ray Reynolds
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
Have you read FAQ731-376 to make the best use of Eng-Tips Forums?
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LETS RUN IT UP THE FLAG POLE!
Or I don't know how many times I have heard people say;
IRREGARDLESS.....
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In every sense of the word.
Jesus is THE life,
Leonard
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It is OK when I say it otherwise I don't like hearing this expression. Am I pigheaded or what? I really don't use it very often just as I rarely use the word "issue" since it has been oversued recently.
Jesus is THE life,
Leonard
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When it comes to the troops, it is a different story, and other useful phrases such as "recessionary times" "tighten our belts" ccome from their lips.
JMW
www.viscoanalyser.com
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JMW
www.viscoanalyser.com
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In english, something that can burn is called "flammable".
In french, something that can burn is called "inflammable".
You'd think maybe the two "languages" could have agreed on this one for all of our sake..
tg
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Even the British and Americans can't agree on things; with both a common language and heritage.
TTFN
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TTFN
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In England - where is 'Britain'? - beer is a dark, hoppy fluid brewed to ancient recipes and served chilled but never cold. Lager is the continental 'bier' which is served cold; the best examples originate from eastern Europe. In Germany, a laager is where tanks hide.
Budweiser is a crime against brewing.
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But esp. the Two Hearted Ale
(of course this is michigan beer and only available in the area surrounding Kalamazoo)
nick
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I will admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the beer in 'The Hops' bar & micro-brewery out near the university in Orlando. The food was very good too, and the barmaid was gorgeous.
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At the end of the day it all boils down to getting the beer out of the box?
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You said that "Budweiser is a crime against brewing". I am inclined to agree with you, as long as you are talking about the American "Bud".
However, you should try the original Budweiser, which is a Czech "pilsener" beer, brewed in the town of Budweis (hence the name!) since 1265, and is absolutely superb.
I believe that an enterprising American "borrowed" the name when he started his own brewery in America, wanting to produce a lager beer of an allegedly similar style, and this became the famous Budweiser that America (and most of the world) knows today. Now, the American company is even trying to tell the good people of Budweis (who still brew the original drop) that they can't call their beer Budweiser, because they are cashing in on the American company's name and reputation!
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All the trite phrases mentioned can all be covered by one other I have often heard! "Round file that" (means throw it in the trash)
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In Britain there used to be a satirical polital comedy called "Yes Minister", the everyday chronicles of an idealogical politician fighting against the civil servants.
It's regarded as something of a classic in British humour.
There was one episode in which the politician wrote onto a document "Round Objects" - meaning file in the waste paper bin.
When the head civil servant saw this he returned it to the politician, having annotated "Who is Round - and to what does he object" !!!
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JMW
www.viscoanalyser.com
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Ray Reynolds
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
Have you read FAQ731-376 to make the best use of Eng-Tips Forums?