I have always hated "reach out to."
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Daisy Jane - Aug 16, 2010 2:22:26 pm PDT #18260 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
§ ita § - Aug 16, 2010 2:26:24 pm PDT #18261 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have always hated "reach out to."
But at least those are real English words used in real English ways.
"To solution" is just messedupedness.
megan walker - Aug 16, 2010 2:26:36 pm PDT #18262 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Could be worse, we "touch" people with our market development. And we count "touches." It's disturbing on many levels.
Amy - Aug 16, 2010 2:28:34 pm PDT #18263 of 30001
Because books.
After too many seasons of NYPD Blue, "reach out," to me, is something you do to an informant.
§ ita § - Aug 16, 2010 2:30:34 pm PDT #18264 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh god, got another meeting.
See y'all.
Oonu.
Whatever.
javachik - Aug 16, 2010 2:32:35 pm PDT #18265 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
After too many seasons of NYPD Blue, "reach out," to me, is something you do to an informant.
Right, and a "solid" is a favor.
SuziQ - Aug 16, 2010 2:37:23 pm PDT #18266 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Kelly has asked me to ask my "Buffy friends" if anyone has a copy of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo that they would be willing to send her. I can pay shipping.
brenda m - Aug 16, 2010 2:42:51 pm PDT #18267 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We are all about the reaching out. And the connecting with.
Solutioning irks, but it's one of those where I can see how it developed as basically a less clunky "developing a solution for." Mind you, that's how we got into this whole "actionable" mess.
Zenkitty - Aug 16, 2010 2:43:28 pm PDT #18268 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Suzi, I do. Send me the address; profile addy is good. I'll mail it tomorrow.
DavidS - Aug 16, 2010 2:46:52 pm PDT #18269 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
For ita, a piece on Graciella Casillas.