I actually thought it was quite cute. And, it would not have been clearer to say, "I don't have time to discuss it." He does have time to discuss it, just not synchronously! -Paul
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hurd, Richard [SLCUS] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [EDI-L] <PET PEEVES>Corporate Speak Point noted. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com]On Behalf Of Thomas Seay Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:edi-l%40yahoogroups.com> com Subject: [EDI-L] <PET PEEVES>Corporate Speak <<as I have zero synchronous bandwidth to discuss it other than what I present here in the position>> Can someone please explain to me the purpose in speaking such gibberish as the above? Wouldn't it have been much clearer and pleasing to the eye to have simply stated, "I dont have any time to discuss this" ? I have no problems with creative language, but corporate cliches are not creative. They are not clear either. So what is their purpose? Is there really something unique conveyed in such language that couldnt be done more effectively using simple english? Or are these just memes passed on to us from error messages we see on the computer? Here's a quote from the artist Andy Warhol: <<Paintings are too hard. The things I want to show are mechanical. Machines have less problems. I'd like to be a machine, wouldn't you>> And so it is! -Thomas __________________________________________________________ ________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail. <http://new.mail.yahoo.com> yahoo.com ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
