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Natalie Started conversation Jul 9, 2008
I could go on about this for ages but the ones I hate the most are the ones that get absorbed into everyday life without question. Like '24/7'.
What was so bad about the phrase 'round-the-clock'?
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lostmonalisa Posted Jul 14, 2008
how about nychthemeron. According to the dictionary, its a more accurate way of saying a 24 hour period. 
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Natalie Posted Jul 14, 2008
That's a good one to remember - do you think we could get the 'guests' on Jeremy Kyle's programme to adopt it?
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FordsTowel Posted Jul 14, 2008
Gee, I kinda like the economy of saying 24/7 and having people know exactly that you mean around the clock AND every day of the week. It also offers the option of saying 24/5, around the clock from Monday to Friday.
What I don't like is using knowns as verbs! As in:
I was tasked to prepare a month-end report.
Hoooboy!
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BlueCrab Posted Jul 16, 2008
Using nouns as verbs...
... and it's *everywhere* now, not just offices.
In the last year or so anything wrong where I work has become an "opportunity." Some things actually are, of course - if you find a nasty bar towel behind the dishwasher it's clearly an opportunity to be 
But broken equipment isn't an opportunity for anything but injury and aggravation. again
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lostmonalisa Posted Jul 24, 2008
i enjoy verbiating nouns just to be funny. The one's who do it seriously drive me nuts.
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