To really, really hate it when people use words like 'practicable'?

[Grumpasaurus]

That's just it, really! When did these misused and annoying developments in email business speak become so common? If you mean it's practical, say it's practical! If you mean it is something that is possible to try and put into practice, say 'it's possible'. What the eff is practicable? I get a bit stabby every time i hear it...

The absolute worst, though, is 'reach out' as in 'Thank you for reaching out' instead of 'Thanks for your email'.

"Reach out" is very, very bad.

I don't mind 'going forward', as IMO it means something slightly different to 'in the future' or 'from here on in' so it's not just a crap synonym or a pointless verbing. But 'reach out' should be punishable with death or at least some kind of dismemberment.

Going forward is very useful, when used appropriately, because it can be contrasted with going backwards or (as actually happens in RL far too often) going round and round in circles never making a real decision or actually acting in a positive way. And breathe.

I don't say it myself though cos it's far too polite and I have a reputation as a stroppy ball breaker to maintain.

"Going forward" is a way of time-stamping action items.

Lol @ Crowler (in a nice way.) We ascertained that the itemising of items needs timeous review, which will be actioned as soon as the team has diarised a meet. Going forward, items retain their original time-stamp meaning action points have been diarised with the team and feedbacking should follow our advised timescale. We are confident the plan will keep us ahead of the curve, provided all team members stay on the edge.

Bonus points: Re-itemising the items gives us a more granular data flow, in line with our commitment to de-silo the team achieving greater responsivity on the visible horizon.

I really hate "window"

As in "We only have a small window of opportunity"

Just can't stand it.

Garlic it's time for a sabbatical :-)

Ooh, I forgot to include a window, Gytha!

Crowler

Here are some brilliant ones from my academic past:

'Praxis' (meeting of practice and theory)
'Percipient' (one who watches AND participates...pantomime audience member???)
'Problematise'
'Triangulation model'

Fide no, that's not it and I've just had another google and can't come up with it, I'm sure I didn't imagine it, it was something about a 'timerous stay'

BOP that makes sense.

Garlic that's a classic

garlic that's genius

This timeous word. I've never heard it said and I don't know how to pronounce it. Is it time-y-ous? Or tim-y-ous? I is darn sarf so I need some help before I slip it into a meeting to piss off impress my clients

I used to hate "close of play" as in "I'll get back to you by close of play tomorrow". Why not just "the end of the day"?

Or "action" as in "Morning will action that". What is wrong with the word "DO"?

to ON-BOARD as a verb in the continuous tense

e.g I am on-boarding here or I have been on-boarding for the last few weeks.

I use a lot of management buzz word crap but ON-BOARDING makes me want to smack him

you are not on-boarding you are starting a new job or you have just started x job. to use it in the present perfect continuous tense make you sound like a pretentious twat who hasn't actually done any work yet or know what you are doing.

can you tell i have a new work colleague who started a month ago.

I use it, it's relevant to the work I do

Tim ee yuss

Came across it loads in the Civil Service in the 80s.

I give you Plucking low hanging fruit

PS does plethora not mean A lot of, like a plethora of presents?

Also

Putting an issue on the back burner

or

Parking the issue

I mean, wtf?

Timeously - never heard it. Is it wankspeak for timely.

On first read I thought it was timorously. Which is one of my favourite words.

Thank you Forgettable. I am practising usuing it in a sentence now.

Nah -practicable is an excellent word and is in no way up there with management bollocks.
Yabu

My current fingers down the blackboard phrase is "my bad."

Saying that should be made a capital offence

Funny, DD invented 'huggle', too. I think a lot of children do.

Practicable is okay when used properly. It DOES NOT mean the same thing as practical though.

OHug

revert comes up a lot in my work as well. I can't help but think "twat" every time I see it.

I've been a practising solicitor since the early 80s and "practicable" has been in my work vocabulary all that time. I wouldn't use it in a non - legal sense.