We've all heard them. Classic butchery of the English language by bosses and co-workers who are trying to look intelligent.
My (ex) boss used to come up with some doosies:
"Basically in essence" where most people woudl simply say "basically".
"Stake in the sand"...classic meld of "line in the sand" and "stake in the ground".
"Work in Process" instead of "work in progress".
And one day I heard him saying on the phone...."we have to have everything subimitted by 3:00 on Friday so it's going to be "pencils closed"...
I kid you not.
My (ex) boss used to come up with some doosies:
"Basically in essence" where most people woudl simply say "basically".
"Stake in the sand"...classic meld of "line in the sand" and "stake in the ground".
"Work in Process" instead of "work in progress".
And one day I heard him saying on the phone...."we have to have everything subimitted by 3:00 on Friday so it's going to be "pencils closed"...
I kid you not.