"Leverage the synergistic paradigm for a performant outcome."
What the hell is happening to the English language?
What the hell is happening to the English language?
Performant is NOT a word - discuss
Miscellaneous Forums/General Discussion/Performant is NOT a word - discuss It's becoming a prey to ppl with MSN jargon, until the ship sinks..
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I would be more shocked if the english language stayed the same. All languages evolve, mutate, absorb over time. This is just the nature of communication.
English is the largest language (as in it has the most words) as it is a giant organic blob of billions of different peoples experiances and communication methods.
English is the largest language (as in it has the most words) as it is a giant organic blob of billions of different peoples experiances and communication methods.
I accept that languages evolve - I'm just opposed to the direction.
No more Biz-speak please!
(If I hear performant one more time, I'll...)
No more Biz-speak please!
(If I hear performant one more time, I'll...)
2 yrs ago i use to spk like this on the internet and now when i look back i see that i wrote like a total tard.
Now I try to write correctly. I don't get it correct, but I look nicer for it.
Isn't it funny how "1337"speakers now look like the newbies they love to hate?
Now I try to write correctly. I don't get it correct, but I look nicer for it.
Isn't it funny how "1337"speakers now look like the newbies they love to hate?
I'd say, some l33t'ish words could be allowed. I used some of these words 8 years ago already on irc, long before MSN and its naive users popped up..
yrs for years, yr for year, w8 for wait, mom for moment, iirc/afaik, etc. etc. Those are handy in a situation where you're chatting as it actually can save you time/headaches, and on a cellphone it saves trouble (no one likes typing text using those pokey phonekeys). The trouble is that ppl start to use this style IRL, when they don't need to, and deliberately start to obfuscate words just to be different.
yrs for years, yr for year, w8 for wait, mom for moment, iirc/afaik, etc. etc. Those are handy in a situation where you're chatting as it actually can save you time/headaches, and on a cellphone it saves trouble (no one likes typing text using those pokey phonekeys). The trouble is that ppl start to use this style IRL, when they don't need to, and deliberately start to obfuscate words just to be different.
its a load of B%X!
Need me to translate?
Need me to translate?
> What the hell is happening to the English language?
In this particular case it looks like it's turning into a sales pitch. Anyone else amazed to hear stuff like that when asking the simple question "What does your software do?"
In this particular case it looks like it's turning into a sales pitch. Anyone else amazed to hear stuff like that when asking the simple question "What does your software do?"
Leverage the synergistic paradigm for a performant outcome.
I think it's safe to ignore people who say stuff like that. If you can't say what you want in plain words, chances are it's not worth saying. @fredborg: best advice I've heard all week.
"Leverage the synergistic paradigm for a performant outcome."
Good grief! Whoever speaks like that deserves a good slap.
Good grief! Whoever speaks like that deserves a good slap.
two good slaps...
:)
--Mike
:)
--Mike
> two good slaps...
Not three?
Not three?
One thing I've found is that wherever you see the word "leverage", you can almost always replace it with the word "use" and you still have exactly the same meaning. It never fails to depress me to see people using words and phrases to make them seem clever or sophistapocated.
Also, replace "syngergistically" with "works with".
I also quietly despise it when companies offer "solutions".
Waste management solution = they sell bins.
Vehicle solutions = they rent cars and vans (this is actually part of Burntree's livery).
Office product solutions = they sell stationery and other office supplies (I work for one of these).
Also, replace "syngergistically" with "works with".
I also quietly despise it when companies offer "solutions".
Waste management solution = they sell bins.
Vehicle solutions = they rent cars and vans (this is actually part of Burntree's livery).
Office product solutions = they sell stationery and other office supplies (I work for one of these).
In a popular Norwegian forum recently, I've noticed an increasing amount of posters referring to objects as people.
This sentence in Norwegian: "Hvem er best? X1800XT eller X1900XT?"
Directly translates to: "Who is best? X1800XT or X1900XT?"
It just ticks me off!
"Who should I buy?"
"Who works best with my motherboard?"
This sentence in Norwegian: "Hvem er best? X1800XT eller X1900XT?"
Directly translates to: "Who is best? X1800XT or X1900XT?"
It just ticks me off!
"Who should I buy?"
"Who works best with my motherboard?"
> two good slaps...
Not three?
Since when did one good slap not suffice?
"Leverage the synergistic paradigm for a performant outcome."
ok, this roughly translates to:
"influence" "working together" "side by side" for "a performing" result.
this has been around for a long time, you just only noticed now. :)
ok, this roughly translates to:
"influence" "working together" "side by side" for "a performing" result.
this has been around for a long time, you just only noticed now. :)
Mark1nc:
"What the hell is happening to the English language?"
It's finding it's way into the hands of those who know it not.
Quote from someone far smarter than me:
"Culture is like jam, the wider you spread it, the thinner it becomes."
It's just "marketing people", in the main they have no clue.
Even though a word is spelled correctly, the real skill is in knowing how to use it, without looking like a dullard.
"What the hell is happening to the English language?"
It's finding it's way into the hands of those who know it not.
Quote from someone far smarter than me:
"Culture is like jam, the wider you spread it, the thinner it becomes."
It's just "marketing people", in the main they have no clue.
Even though a word is spelled correctly, the real skill is in knowing how to use it, without looking like a dullard.