Office-Speak phrases you hate (1 Viewer)

[Thebeard]

Someone was looking for you

 

[Froog]

"great build!"

"er...thanks, i've been working out?"

 

[Froog]

"apologies for the brain dump folks"

 

[GO]

"apologies for the brain dump folks"

What in bejazes does this mean?

I like it.

 

[ann post]

i think means something like 'i'm sorry i spoke humanly in sterlile office atmosphere'. l

 

[GO]

i think means something like 'i'm sorry i spoke humanly in sterlile office atmosphere'. l

Ah I see.

 

[Froog]

it's when people shit information all over your face.

 

[theoootini]

not office speak, but it really grinds my gears when people refer to (generally electronic) music or music paraphernalia as "serious".

oooh, serious tune mate. well jackson, totally bum.


AAAAAAHHHHH!

 

[Mormon Nailer]

I have just realised how much I hate when people put the letter ending into their email signature.

Because

Thanks, Regards, Kind Regards, Cheers and any are a big hassle to type and who could be arsed picking the appropriate one for every email anyway.

 

[dleacht]

There a woman in my office drives me mad saying 'did you know....' all the time. And she'll ask you a question and continue talking and answer it herself. I said it to her one day, why did she bother asking us? she was so shocked she just went back to talking continously. Open plan office can seriously suck

 

[nlgbbbblth]

why do people add '-us' onto other people's names.

Paulus
Niamhus

etc

?

 

[Froog]

do you work in ancient rome?

 

[nlgbbbblth]

yeah, the dude from Life Of Brian springs to mind but the girls doing the '-us' stuff ain't film fans

 

[classic seanc]

Are they fans of ancient Rome?

 

[nlgbbbblth]

they are in their gees

 

[Reets]

they are in their gees

they're sexually attracted to ancient Rome?????

 

[classic seanc]

"PRETIUM"

Edit:
The latin-english dictionary says that "Pretium" is latin for "Pricks". But it's not.
What's the Latin for "pricks"?

 

[Lili Marlene]

wait, you need to use a dictionary to translate it

but

you disagree with the answer it's giving you?

 

[classic seanc]

Stoppit with your non sequiters.

I translate it from English to Latin and it says one thing. Then I translate the latin word from Latin to English and it says that that word means something else entirely! Basically, the dictionary is shit. It's an online dictionary, and it's shit.

Howandever, I think, while it would be nice for nlgbbbblth to call his co-workers "pricks" in latin, I think it would do just as well for him to ask them "whats the latin for pricks?"

 

[Moods For Mallards]

yeah, the dude from Life Of Brian springs to mind but the girls doing the '-us' stuff ain't film fans

There's a girl in my job who does exactly this. I thought it was just her.