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Cover off?

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CaptainWentworth · 10/05/2017 11:23

I often hear people using this phrase in the office; for example, "Have we covered off [item x] in our work?" or on a call "before you go, something else I forgot to cover off..."

I first heard it a few years ago and it's always grated on me, but am I wrong to feel that way? I feel like I want people to say 'cover', or maybe 'tick off' (as in off a list) at a push, instead.

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LaLegue · 10/05/2017 11:41

I have never heard it before. Is it new wanky management speak?

CaptainWentworth · 10/05/2017 12:02

I'm not sure if it counts as management speak, but I'd argue for it being wanky... no idea where it originated!

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