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can anyone point the finger as to who is responsible for the 'going forward' sickness that has crept into every single interview i listen to this past 18 months or so
 
If this person is ever found, may I have the pleasure of sending him forward with the toe of my boot.....

Somebody once posted on here wanting to know what was " the best way to deal with horse manure, going forward ?"

I don't know what annoyed me more - the fact that he had bought some horses for his children, and hadn't seemed to realise that the horses would produce manure, or his use of " going forward ".
 
Did it originate from the Northern boys talking about "Moving the sit-ee-ation forward"?

Another one is the overuse of Bertie's (?) lovely phrase "race to the bottom". Any more anoying ones out there?
 
Welfarite said:
Did it originate from the Northern boys talking about "Moving the sit-ee-ation forward"?

Another one is the overuse of Bertie's (?) lovely phrase "race to the bottom". Any more anoying ones out there?
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AFAIK race to the bottom refers to removing protectionist barriers and allowing poor countries to share in the wealth of the developed world... no wonder the socialists don't like it.
 
Death's too good for them.

I also despise the continual misuse of "in terms of," for example "in terms of taking my hat off" or "in terms of going to the shops." I actually heard someone say "in terms of going forward" recently, I nearly had a conniption.
 
i think a lot of the people who use the term "going forward" in the business world are now looking at "going forward" on foot as the x5 has been taken away...
 
bankrupt said:
Death's too good for them.

I also despise the continual misuse of "in terms of," for example "in terms of taking my hat off" or "in terms of going to the shops." I actually heard someone say "in terms of going forward" recently, I nearly had a conniption.
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LOL - I've heard that a lot as well.
 
Thanks be to God that the millenium is over. We were all in the 'cusp' then.
 
seantheman said:
can anyone point the finger as to who is responsible for the 'going forward' sickness that has crept into every single interview i listen to this past 18 months or so
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I don't know who it was but since reading this post days ago I've had to stop myself saying it umpteen times!! :eek:

But I'm sure I never used the phrase before!
 
Welfarite said:
Did it originate from the Northern boys talking about "Moving the sit-ee-ation forward"?

Another one is the overuse of Bertie's (?) lovely phrase "race to the bottom". Any more anoying ones out there?
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I heard this one on the telly the other night.

Make sure you all fill up on red bull for tomorrow.
 
going forward is well over used in my office - that and "we'll sit down" when someone wants to go through somethin!!! both bug the crap outta me!!!
 
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is an interesting site.

Permit me to strike a contrarian chord (musical cliche).!


There are a number of things that annoy me more than modern business cliches/jargon.

1. People (like the business show on RTE 1) who go on on (and on) about cliches/jargon in the most unfunny way.

2. Old Fashioned business jargon. "Prudent" "Incumbent upon" "under seperate cover" "as per"

3. Old fashioned military jargon. "Over the top" "Line management" "Battle lines" "open a new front" "boot camp"

Jargon or specialised words have their place in modern science, medicine, law and management. These activities need to precisely define the meaning of words in order to effectively communicate in their specialised area.

I think it unfair, ignorant (and unfunny) for a radio show to read out a job ad for say a senior cardiologist and to sneer and mock the the specialised language used in the copy.
 
bankrupt said:
Death's too good for them.

I also despise the continual misuse of "in terms of," for example "in terms of taking my hat off" or "in terms of going to the shops." I actually heard someone say "in terms of going forward" recently, I nearly had a conniption.
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What is a conniption? I know I've had them. :)

Re "going forward". In a civilized country they'd be dragged outside by the hair and shot.
 
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