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Improve your English by not reaching out Thread poster: Tom in London
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:24
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"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
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| 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?
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| 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]
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William Bowley
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:24
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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: 21:24
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For reminding us of this. Personal. Jesus. Just two apparently disconnected words to make up a wonderfully clangy song.
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IrinaN
United States
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you want to reach out, you need to start thinking outside of the box
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| 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)
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| @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.
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Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 21:24
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
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"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.
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| 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
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Thanks for all those. Oh dear, it's all self-editing tonight ...
(I love the nimble "Tom Waits"!)
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Mervyn Henderson (X)
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| 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 ...
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Baran Keki
Türkiye
Local time: 22:24
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