Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Improve your English by not reaching out Thread poster: Tom in London
| Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 22:22 Member (2008) Italian to English
Quote "in the seemingly never ending litany of stupid business phrases with little or no actual meaning, now comes what I believe could be the most irritating of all — 'reaching out’' " Read all about it, and learn: https://tinyurl.com/yhazwtld | | | Low-hanging fruit | Apr 23, 2021 |
So I started reading the article. After two typos, I gave up. How could she possibly hope to be taken seriously? | | | Alternatively, you can | Apr 23, 2021 |
Reach out and touch base* *(to paraphrase that Depeche Mode lyrics, "Reach out and touch faith" in Personal Jesus)
[Edited at 2021-04-23 16:39 GMT] | | | William Bowley United Kingdom Local time: 22:22 Spanish to English + ...
Close, but I think the current fashion of overusing and misusing 'myself' as a subject is more irritating. That's just the opinion of myself, though! | |
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Mervyn Henderson (X) Spain Local time: 23:22 Spanish to English + ...
For reminding us of this. Personal. Jesus. Just two apparently disconnected words to make up a wonderfully clangy song. | | | | IrinaN United States Local time: 16:22 English to Russian + ...
you want to reach out, you need to start thinking outside of the box | | | I prefer ... | Apr 23, 2021 |
... to reach out for the version by this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl6fyhZ0G5E (no, not Rammstein) Aren't we all sinners and condemned to eternal mind-numbing in-house translating or post-editing jobs with these blasphemous posts? | |
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Mervyn Henderson (X) Spain Local time: 23:22 Spanish to English + ... @Jean @Matthias | Apr 23, 2021 |
Thanks a lot!!!!! I had no idea the DMode thing was a remake. Wonderful stuff, both of them. Cash was a tortured man, and Marilyn too. But I think I prefer Johnny's grittiness. | | | Barbara Carrara Italy Local time: 23:22 Member (2008) English to Italian + ... | Rachel Fell United Kingdom Local time: 22:22 French to English + ...
"Reaching out" seems to be used a lot in the US seemingly as an accepted term, but she uses "anymore" as one word in UK English, for goodness sake, so you really can't take her seriously. | | | Hope, I don't reach out... | Apr 23, 2021 |
... too far when I say "It started with a kiss" and ... Barbara Carrara wrote: ... and put some choc in (why wouldn't you)] yes, but only "Hot Chocolate", so then: https://youtu.be/_eY_ttawMDc | |
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Mervyn Henderson (X) Spain Local time: 23:22 Spanish to English + ...
Thanks for all those. Oh dear, it's all self-editing tonight ... (I love the nimble "Tom Waits"!)
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[Edited at 2021-04-23 21:32 GMT] | | | Mervyn Henderson (X) Spain Local time: 23:22 Spanish to English + ... goodness sake | Apr 23, 2021 |
I get it, Rachel, I do, but for Gods sake please do something about that apostropheless "goodness" right away before we get a Level 5 or worse. Oh bugger, I see I did it my'self ... | | | Baran Keki Türkiye Local time: 00:22 Member English to Turkish | Pages in topic: [1 2] > | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Improve your English by not reaching out Trados Business Manager Lite | Create customer quotes and invoices from within Trados Studio
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