The R Word

Funny how one little word puts people in a tizzy right? Just one little word. Oh, the power of letters!

July 2nd, 2008 at 7:37 pm • Filed in Life



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5 Comments to “The R Word”

  1. Twenty Major Says:
    July 2nd, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    Well you may laugh but I don’t the Recession is something we should be joking about.



  2. Dan Sullivan Says:
    July 3rd, 2008 at 12:48 am

    I suspect everyone has some words that put them in a tizzy depending on the circumstances and the situation, what’s yours? Or would you be fine with people using any words they liked no matter what the situation?



  3. Alexia Says:
    July 3rd, 2008 at 8:31 am

    @Twenty: Perhaps funny is the wrong word. Maybe strange is more fitting. And I’m not joking about it.

    The economy is still in pretty much the same place it was last week. Not much has changed in the grand scheme of things, except we all have a label to ascribe to the flattening of the economy. Recession is a dangerous word, but we all knew which way the train was running for the past 18 months, right? It’s the power of one R word that is amazing.

    @Dan: Words are words. When Recession dropped last week, it was like our little island nation discovered it for the first time. I’m not going to dirty the place by using McWilliamspeak, but that one word was powerful. It sent people ape. This post has nothing to do with words I find acceptable or not acceptable. What’s that got to do with it?



  4. Anthony Says:
    July 3rd, 2008 at 10:23 am

    It can all be fixed with gold. Lots and lots of gold. I wouldn’t worry about it tbh.



  5. Dan Sullivan Says:
    July 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 am

    You’re largely right in that the place is much the same this week as last week but it is not the same as it was two years ago and for all that time we were told it’s fine, it’s fine, it’s fine and now the line has changed.

    Just wondering as some work environments prefer language that is overtly positive at all times. There are no problems only challenges, nothing is late rather deadlines are merely overshot, and people become engrained with the culture of the workplace. I personally find it annoying when words are used that plainly aren’t correct, such as savings when we’re looking at cutbacks.



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