crasher said:I'm not convinced this thread is fit for purpose.
Let me think about how I can add value then perhaps we can agree an action pad for some joint deliverables.
Hiney said:Can't we just draw up a Straw Man and be done with it?
Brovian said:Do British people actually USE this type of language? The only example I ever heard was in about 1990 when somebody said "Let's run that up the flagpole and see if the money salutes".
Trufflehound said:I'd rather erect a big wicker man and have Britt Ekland dance naked around it...
Easy 10 said:I'd rather Britt Ekland mounted me whilst erect
I use that myself! If I'm in a meeting and I want to be polite and someone says something I violently disagree with, instead of replying "No, you brain-dead tosser that's complete bollocks!" I might say something like "I hear what you're saying", or "I can see why you think that". However I see that as just good old-fashioned lying as opposed to 80s managerspeak.gts big bruv said:... The other classic is "i hear what you are saying " yeah fight you are then why take no notice of it .
Brovian said:I use that myself! If I'm in a meeting and I want to be polite and someone says something I violently disagree with, instead of replying "No, you brain-dead tosser that's complete bollocks!" I might say something like "I hear what you're saying", or "I can see why you think that". However I see that as just good old-fashioned lying as opposed to 80s managerspeak.
Billy the Fish said:But if we're really looking to progress this thread we need someone to take ownership of it
dougdeep said:There was an item on the news yesterday about imported chickens. Only the boss of the company insisted on calling them live poultry products.
dougdeep said:There was an item on the news yesterday about imported chickens. Only the boss of the company insisted on calling them live poultry products.