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For me it is "I hear what you are saying"

Translates as "Who the feck are you?"

 Actually the translation isn't really correct, to be more accurate it translates to:

"I hear words coming out of your mouth that I'm too stupid to comprehend because I got where I am today by kissing butt and don't have a clue what I'm doing so I'm going to ignore you and saying this will get you to shut up because I don't give a rat's arse for anything you say and who do you think you are to think I'd listen to anything you have to say, its not as if I need to kiss your arse?  However, if this is something picked up on by someone whose arse I should be kissing, I'll tell them that I'm gald you went with my suggestion."

the other translation is simply shorter, though less accurate.  I guess "I'm going to ignore you." would have been equally as short.

Yes, another word I am very tired of hearing are quotes of "Change"

and how good "Change" will be without any concrete examples of

how this "Change" will realistically be obtained and upkept.

It's just a word, but someone only needs to say it, and people act

like that person has just expressed the most ingenious idea ever,

no questions asked.



Here is an example..nobody would argue that infrastructures such

as roads and bridges need to be fixed. However, I had worked for

a municipal public works office to know that most contracts, either

Local, City, State, or Federal are granted to businesses based on

cost, not always but usually granted to the busniess with lowest

cost for the job.



They are usually the cheapest, because they use the most inferior

materials and construction methods. The roads fall apart just as

fast as they are made, and then the same municipality pays loads

of money for cheap tar/coalpatch which in turn destroys car

exteriors, or potholes aren't filled and the car's suspension

is the thing being destroyed.



I cannot agree with more spending on those projects, if they will

be run and maintained in the same manner, which is more than likely

the case. No real change in anything just talks of it with outward

attempts to fool everyone into believing that something different

is happening. I hope that I am wrong, but have seen it happen in

MI numerous times, so it probably happens other places as well,

and will continue to do so.

"We value your input." - Please don't overwhelm us with your suggestions any more: our limited capacity means that while we value your input, that value is tallied and counted, but the input itself is never recorded. Thus, while you may give us suggestions all day long, we're never going to put a single one into practice.

The one I hate is "You just have to suck it up and deal with it" which is usually said when you are faced with a situation that is totally screwed up and nobody wants to stand up and try to make a difference.  One person cannot, at times, make a difference.

LOL...



Well, looks like I may be guilty of using ISSUE. The only reason

was that I worked in a sort of help desk/data analyst position on a

database system, and people would come to me with their problems.

It was my job to help them, but once I said that I was able to help

them with their problems, many of them though that I was taking over

their problem. So the only reason I used the phrase that "they had

an issue" was to keep them in the process of solving the problem,

because the people became even more sensitive when I said you have

a problem, and then tried twice as hard to pawn complete

responsibility of said problem on my hands, which was not the way

the problem solving process was setup through our department.



After all, I was the one being audited for system changes in the end.

Those people who wanted me to make them could have cared less about

it. I also had other problems that were of a higher priority like

people being paid their wages as opposed to someone just getting a

system login, which is important, but in the scheme of things...no

comparison. So, ISSUE was my way of keeping them grounded and not

getting carried away thinking that the sky was falling every time

a problem arose. My experience of annoyance was more of the person's attitude

when trying to help that bothered me more than any words that were ever used though.

The word I choose, which isn't even a word is "Ya", as in "ya know," "ya there," "ya think." Whether it is spoken or written, it grates on my nerves. Can people honestly not pronunciate or type well enough to hit three keys? This is pure laziness.

I also get frustrated at net speak. Things such as GTG, BTW, BRB, and other acronyms. TY and YW replace sincere gratifiying remarks and lose their appeal. Out of being a pain in the ass (which I can be at times) I would come up with an acronym for the heck of it. Something like brbgtgttbr and leave people guessing. Another favorite was intgttsbbsm. Different levels of showing that you are laughing; lol, lmao, lmfao, rotfl. Ok, I cannot imagine someone actually typing while they are rolling on the floor laughing, and I don't think I have ever actually seen someone rolling on the floor laughing either. I used to change these up as well, lmsao (s = sexy), lmbao (b = either bad or butt), and others that I cannot remember, (enter sarcasm here) LoL!

Another word that has always irritated me, but thankfully I don't have to hear it in KY, is "sangwich". I am originally from the Southwest and for some ungodly reason almost every one pronounces the word sandwich as sangwich. When ever I would hear someone say it I would ask them to spell it, and invariably they would spell it correctly. My next question was always "where is the g?" I always got a stupified look and then a laugh. They never understood that there is no G in sandwich! Not even a silent one.

(in case you are wondering brbgtgttbr - be right back, got to go to the bathroom. intgttsbbsm - I need to go to the store, be back soon, maybe).

paulabeth129 says ...

"We will contact you when we've made a decision."

 

YEA RIGHT!

Translated:

"We won't make a decision on you because your resume is boring"

Seems words no longer have meanings, just said to ease the "Tention" or an attempt at answerring a question that is above their IQ, or maybe their "Paygrade"

Used in the right context, such as "ya know" is different. Some people tend to over do it. Ha, I have one that isn't one I would banish, but my business partner/ex would love for it to be. I tend to use the phrase "what ever" a lot. Pisses him off to no end. Ha, sometimes I do it just to piss him off and get him off my back. Dayum.....mean spirited, aren't I?

 

Tech_Insider says ...

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I think that's a pretty good translation. I dislike the one in reference to "Paygrade". Nobody with any self respect would actually say that one, and if they did.....there current salary should be questioned as well as their position just for saying something as dumb as the statement that "it's above my Paygrade"....what a lame response.

 

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I know it is lame, maybe that's not a good example, however, was the only other one I could think of at the time.  Haven't heard that response, but I'm sure it's been used by someone.

One thing that I noticed I do alot is when I'm chatting with ppl online with Xfire or any other IM software, tend to use "lol", not the only one though so I guess I'm safe.

 

Don't believe him.  Jeff thinks everyone is lame.

lol :D

I would be glad to never to have to hear maverick, team of mavericks or Joe the plumber ever again!

 

LOL!!!!!

Very Classy LOL!!

paulabeth129 says:

Ouch, Jeff, and here I thought I was slowly weasling my way into your top favorites

*cries*

lol

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Awww...I was just joking Paula...don't take it to heart. :)

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To Christophe:

I'll admit that is a funny picture, but sure that stuff can be made up. After all, Obama stated that every dollar of government investment will give $1.50 return. I mean if that doesn't show a complete an utter twisting of the truth to push an agenda, you would have to be an ostridge not to notice the discrepancy from reality. I would say that might be possible for a couple industries, but only possible when ignoring a number of other variables. :) Anyway, even if it did....he failed to mention that taxes will be put in place whether federal or state to eat up that 50c profit anyway.....all in the name of "progress."

Broken heart....I didn't mean it.

Yes,

I agree Johnnrg. Issues are problems and problems are issues. But, I had learned, while working as a Application Production Support Analyst, that for some crazy reason, people responded much better to having an issue with the application than being told that they are having problems learning how to use the application properly. I suppose that some people are like that at times. They constantly wanted to say that the application had problems, but that wasn't the case. Most just didn't want to take the time to learn, or thought that they were above having to learn it, and believed that we could just drop everything, even a real problem(never mind the queue), and figure out their "issue" whenever they requested it. I guess "issue" may be more of a euphemism depending on the situation, and let me add....people became irate at times when they were told that they aren't doing something right, especially if they were not...not all, most were grateful and learned, but quite a few kept doing the same thing over and over and over again......kind of like a skipping record, or being more up to date, a skipping CD.

I only used the word issue, because it usually kept those people in the process of problem solving; otherwise, they just tried to push off their problems onto me. I was there to help solve problems, not to take 100% responsibility for them. Anyway, resistance is not futile....keep up the good fight.