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Started by The Good Reverend Roger, April 29, 2011, 09:23:55 PM

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This may require the use of some kind of encabulator.
Formerly something else...

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Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 29, 2011, 09:49:01 PM
Quote from: Luna on April 29, 2011, 09:48:12 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 29, 2011, 09:47:36 PM
Quote from: Jenkem and Tomahawks on April 29, 2011, 09:45:23 PM
How did he use it? Like, what the hell man, how would that even sound like it works? :horrormirth:

"The increase in fixed costs could be impactful on our profit forecasts."

Not only mangling a word, but doing it to state the fucking obvious?  Yeesh.

You should read this guy's weekly report to Houston.  He never uses a word where a paragraph will do.

I believe that is the purpose of having a PhD. 

Jasper

Quote from: Charley Brown on April 29, 2011, 09:53:21 PM
Fixed cost increases will affect our bottom line profit.

People like Jim can't be trusted with the word "affect".  They will always, always confuse it with "effect".

In fact, I bet he couldn't remember which was which, and invented "impactful" as a desperation move.  :lol:

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Sigmatic on April 30, 2011, 06:37:20 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on April 29, 2011, 09:53:21 PM
Fixed cost increases will affect our bottom line profit.

People like Jim can't be trusted with the word "affect".  They will always, always confuse it with "effect".

In fact, I bet he couldn't remember which was which, and invented "impactful" as a desperation move.  :lol:

No, it's a "word" in exec circles, these days.
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Quote from: Sigmatic on April 30, 2011, 06:37:20 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on April 29, 2011, 09:53:21 PM
Fixed cost increases will affect our bottom line profit.

People like Jim can't be trusted with the word "affect".  They will always, always confuse it with "effect".

In fact, I bet he couldn't remember which was which, and invented "impactful" as a desperation move.  :lol:

But impactful is so deceptful.

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Oh. Kind of like when they want you to do their shit work and they say they're going to "empower" you?
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Jasper

Quote from: Charley Brown on April 30, 2011, 06:39:29 PM
Quote from: Sigmatic on April 30, 2011, 06:37:20 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on April 29, 2011, 09:53:21 PM
Fixed cost increases will affect our bottom line profit.

People like Jim can't be trusted with the word "affect".  They will always, always confuse it with "effect".

In fact, I bet he couldn't remember which was which, and invented "impactful" as a desperation move.  :lol:

But impactful is so deceptful.

And the mome raths outgrabe.  :roll:

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BadBeast

Quote from: Charley Brown on April 30, 2011, 06:39:29 PM
Quote from: Sigmatic on April 30, 2011, 06:37:20 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on April 29, 2011, 09:53:21 PM
Fixed cost increases will affect our bottom line profit.

People like Jim can't be trusted with the word "affect".  They will always, always confuse it with "effect".

In fact, I bet he couldn't remember which was which, and invented "impactful" as a desperation move.  :lol:

But impactful is so deceptful.
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