The Yeoman Ghost wrote: Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:21 pm

kokorodoko wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:49 pm A minor thing, but it annoys me by how "critique" has become a synonym for "criticism". A critique is a critical examination of something, not a chastisement. Criticism can be the former, but is exclusively the latter. I know this is common for language evolution and not much I can do about, but seeing this or that person being "critiqued" every day makes me sigh a little.

Similar with "discourse", which is worse because it is so strongly tied to certain theoretical fields - and having a more precise meaning in those - but still being used in place of "discussion", mostly I assume by people who are all familiar at least to some extent with the mentioned kinds of meaning and not by anybody who isn't. "We're having a good discourse". Ugh.

Twenty years ago, I used to die inside, just a little, when I would hear “impact” used as a verb in lieu of “affect”. Now we appear to be permanently saddled with abominations like “impactfulness,” the reality of which makes me appreciative of the fact that my time on this earth is finite.

ErickC wrote: Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:05 pm WHY IS IT SO FUCKING

kokorodoko wrote: Sun May 01, 2022 1:04 pm The Council of the European Union, the main governing body of the EU, was formed along with the union itself. At around the same time an entirely separate body was formed called the Council of Europe, comprised of the European states + Turkey. With the Lisbon Treaty of 2009, a new EU body was created called... the European Council.

How did they fuck this up so bad?

jfv wrote: Sun May 01, 2022 1:24 pmOn the other hand, y’all have the Schengen Area, can drive from Portugal to Finland without a passport check, and can live and work in any of those countries, too.

jfv wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 6:08 pm People who show up late to meetings - like near the end - and then ask questions that were addressed earlier in the meeting, causing the meeting to run late.

I hope they get a UTI.

Dave N. wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:58 pm

jfv wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 6:08 pm People who show up late to meetings - like near the end - and then ask questions that were addressed earlier in the meeting, causing the meeting to run late.

I hope they get a UTI.

Also, people who ask redundant questions at the end of the meeting, because they think it makes them seem more involved. Then the regional manager has to pretend that it’s a valid question. Same song and dance, every weekly zoom meeting.