For or about, I would like to shoot anybody using it willy nilly. The colleagues who are

“Excited for / about” the team building session or new product.

You’re not f**king excited. You’re looking forward to it perhaps but if you’re actually excited then you probably need to get a life.

Posted By: Legacy Fan on September 15th 2021 at 09:27:01

Message Thread

'Excited for'. (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 15, 08:35:23
- can you be more pacific (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 15, 10:25:23
  - Is that a Norfolk thing? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 15, 10:37:32
- and we are on a journey (General Chat) - Farkeball, Sep 15, 10:22:13
- I was super excited to read your post (General Chat) - Farkeball, Sep 15, 10:19:05
- A couple bother me (and amuse too)…. (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 15, 10:01:47
- Since GoT, I can't cope with people saying 'less' when they mean 'fewer' (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 15, 09:58:07
- I only respect proper Shakespearean English. (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 15, 09:50:13
  - Shouldn't that be in iambic pentameter? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 15, 09:54:56
    - Absolutely, it’s an outrage that PaulG hasn’t been using it! (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 15, 09:58:33
      - I'll try again .. (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 15, 10:27:09
        
        👍👍 👏 👏 (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 15, 14:03:35
        
        My word ^^^^ this is a bit special, hats off sir. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 15, 12:32:35
        
        💐 💐 💐 👏 (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 15, 11:25:18
        
        *logs on to applaud* (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 15, 10:48:48
        
        Well, thank you - I shall bring in a shiny green apple for BWOD tmrw (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 15, 17:39:50
- Beginning an answer with “So…” (General Chat) - Tier2canary, Sep 15, 09:49:07
  - Shows they are being conscientious (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 15, 09:59:16
    - It’s taught, coached, scripted, fashionable (General Chat) - Tier2canary, Sep 15, 10:08:46
      - Like, err, umm, I say old chap, (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 15, 10:11:52
        
        Some people overuse "so", but for others, as you say, it's thinking time (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 15, 10:15:10
        
        maybe some should find a longer word in that case (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 15, 10:28:01
        
        Soooooooooo (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 15, 10:38:00
        
        :) (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 15, 10:39:57
- I dislike 'dropping'. Even Nodge are doing it on twitter; 'Team news dropping in 10 mins' (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 15, 09:45:47
  - PRESSER! (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 15, 10:02:15
    - Ha yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 15, 10:02:48
- Can I get a latte? (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Sep 15, 09:40:43
  - Seconded (n/m) (General Chat) - McGill, Sep 15, 12:10:07
- For or about, I would like to shoot anybody using it willy nilly. The colleagues who are (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Sep 15, 09:27:01
  - And while I’m here. Acceptable / unacceptable… (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Sep 15, 09:29:12
- Hmmm...I would want to know the context. Are they being excited on someone else's behalf? (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 15, 09:20:38
  - Is that acceptable? (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Sep 15, 09:24:40
    - Yes - that's what I was saying (or trying to!) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 15, 09:52:54
- First in the queue, has to be the of's instead of have's. Grrrrrrr! (n/m) (General Chat) - BINMEN8R, Sep 15, 09:16:09
  - And the gotten instead of got people (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 15, 09:45:51
  - "First up against the wall, come the revolution", don't hear that phrase any more (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Sep 15, 09:44:33
  - They Are behind those people who say get when they mean have (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Sep 15, 09:38:38
    - Vmt. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 15, 09:54:10
- Is that different than 'speak to the issue..'? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 15, 09:02:50
  - You mean different from I assume?😁 (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 15, 10:13:52
- I think the Wrath's Education Massive might object (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Sep 15, 08:50:12
  - To the expression or the consequence? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 15, 08:53:22
    - See BWOD above re shooting (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Sep 15, 09:43:26
      - May be parents evening better on reflection (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 15, 10:14:34

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