"For free" rather than "free" or "for nothing".
"Orient" rather than "orientate".
"Acronym" rather than "initialism".
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OT - Daft word being painted on vans.
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Except it ought really to be 180º feedback in that case, surely?
Pete
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exactly the point they wanted to convey .....
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180 degree feedback is when you criticise your boss. 360 degrees is when he/she responds by giving you the sack.
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Andy Champ wibbled on Friday 29 January 2010 19:53
I thought 360 degrees was how some managers got their heads so far up their arses.
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I was on a train the other day that "arrived into" Stoke-on-Trent.
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10% solutions, your local smack dealer.
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Probably destinated for Manchester.
Never mind, it'll soon be Feb-u-ary.
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As in 'returning back'...
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'administrate' (and yes, I'm back, Cyclopean)
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7% solution - Sherlock Holmes
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Only if you bought a longer van.
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Welcome back and may any post operation pain be soon a memory.
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Because an issue might be an opportunity whereas a problem is entirely negative ...
It appears that pretty much everyone says "try and ..." - no-one ever "tries to ...". (I know, I also slip into it, but I try to avoid doing so all the time. Or should that be ...?)
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... or my pet hate, which is "off of". As in:
"We took the tins of paint off of the shelf in Homebase."
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Someone sent Private Eye "Sericol: printing solutions". Dunno whether the sender really knew but PE didn't get it, that Sericol sell actual solutions of printing inks etc and presumably used the term tongue in cheek.
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Cue reference to "open all hours" and Arkwright's treacle toffee...
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Problems finding a sexual partner? Never mind, the solution is in hand...
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In message , John writes
Copper sulphate
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Thanks...pain is OK and I slept fine last night despite the poor sod opposite me (on chemo) throwing up all night. All I had were 2 paracetamol.