Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

graham wrote:

Laura M wrote:'There's no I in Team!' (ah but there is an M and an E)

When you assume you make an ass out of u and me

D'oh!

I deserve a big D'oh, I quoted this one yesterday and got u and me back to front.

Cansomeone please explain the difference between sea change. step change and ordinary plain change?

midget wrote:Cansomeone please explain the difference between sea change. step change and ordinary plain change?

One makes waves, one is straight up or down, and the last is flat.

jhopgood wrote:

midget wrote:Cansomeone please explain the difference between sea change. step change and ordinary plain change?

One makes waves, one is straight up or down, and the last is flat.

..........as opposed to short-change, one wonders ?

J.R. wrote:.........as opposed to short-change, one wonders ?

and how about "all-change"?

petard249 wrote:

J.R. wrote:.........as opposed to short-change, one wonders ?

and how about "all-change"?

........... but is it as good as a rest ???

Thaank you,gentlemen, it's perfectly clear now!

One from the C.H. website (they're obviously not immune to this sort of thing...):

"'The Erik Satie Installation Project' is a cross-curricular initiative by staff and pupils of the Music, Drama, English and Art departments, each of whom are responding creatively to the works of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century French composer, Erik Satie. The project was incepted by the School's associate composer, Paul Robinson...."

OK, this word is in the dictionary, but all the same......

Richard Ruck wrote:One from the C.H. website (they're obviously not immune to this sort of thing...):

"'The Erik Satie Installation Project' is a cross-curricular initiative by staff and pupils of the Music, Drama, English and Art departments, each of whom are responding creatively to the works of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century French composer, Erik Satie. The project was incepted by the School's associate composer, Paul Robinson...."

OK, this word is in the dictionary, but all the same......

Not relevant to this thread, but the first time I heard of Erik Satie, it was on a Blood, Sweat and Tears record.

Richard Ruck wrote:Paul Robinson

Him off've 'Neighbours'?

mr tall wrote:We are not allowed to brain-storm anymore as it is supposed to insult those who have problems that way. I suggested we had concept-tsunamis instead but they didn't think that was much better.

We're supposed to thought-shower instead of braing-storming. Surely everyone knows that?

But then apparently we don't have railway stations, we now have train stations. Even the BBC say that now so I guess my crusade for the railway station is over.

Richard Ruck wrote:Oh yes, another pet hate - I think this use of nouns as verbs is a primarily American habit, isn't it?

I assume it's known as verbising.

My husband is a link tutor to one of the satellite colleges affiliated to the University of Plymouth, and when they do the course assessments his position is 'critical friend' ...!!!

Richard Ruck wrote:I think this use of nouns as verbs is a primarily American habit, isn't it?
If anyone has any examples please feel free to name and shame.

Perhaps not corporate speak but a lovely example of this happened to us in Malaysia. Our family were staying in a rest house and for breakfast ordered 3 full breakfast and one just ceral and toast. The waiter came to lay the table and looking at us asked the simple question 'Cornflaking?'

cj wrote:

Richard Ruck wrote:Paul Robinson

Him off've 'Neighbours'?

Who??

(sorry, only just come back to this thread...)