Comments on: Enter title here http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:35:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-33858 John Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:36:09 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign#comment-33858 Well. A little crap language got us into the Bahamas. Seems we forgot our papers. On a stopover in Biloxi, wife and I visited a lawyer who drafted us up an affidavit. It had so much legal crap, I think it'd have gotten us into Russia. The nice embossed stamp added to the effect. Well. A little crap language got us into the Bahamas. Seems we forgot our papers. On a stopover in Biloxi, wife and I visited a lawyer who drafted us up an affidavit. It had so much legal crap, I think it'd have gotten us into Russia. The nice embossed stamp added to the effect.

]]> By: Bock http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8915 Bock Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:46:33 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign#comment-8915 Hi Diana. Thanks for that interesting link and also for giving me a great idea. I'm going to hand out <i>Bock Awards for Hypocrisy</i>. I'll select the winners in a secretive and furtive manner, with no transparency and without independent judges. Because Bock is a privately-owned operation, I'll be perfectly within my rights to do it any way I wish, but, with any luck, Private Eye will expose me. Then my disgruntled competitors will be able to denounce me to bloggers. Hi Diana.

Thanks for that interesting link and also for giving me a great idea.

I'm going to hand out Bock Awards for Hypocrisy.

I'll select the winners in a secretive and furtive manner, with no transparency and without independent judges. Because Bock is a privately-owned operation, I'll be perfectly within my rights to do it any way I wish, but, with any luck, Private Eye will expose me. Then my disgruntled competitors will be able to denounce me to bloggers.

]]> By: Diana Sheffield http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8912 Diana Sheffield Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:10:11 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign#comment-8912 Hi Bock Good article. Everyone's in favour of clear English, or should be. Everyone should also be in favour of awards competitions that aren't bent. Which is why this PDF, 'Plain English Awards Scandal' is such a good read: http://www.clearest.co.uk/files/PlainEnglishAwardsScandal.pdf Private Eye magazine (23 Nov to 6 Dec) refers to it. Diana Hi Bock

Good article. Everyone's in favour of clear English, or should be.

Everyone should also be in favour of awards competitions that aren't bent. Which is why this PDF, 'Plain English Awards Scandal' is such a good read:

http://www.clearest.co.uk/files/PlainEnglishAwardsScandal.pdf

Private Eye magazine (23 Nov to 6 Dec) refers to it.

Diana

]]> By: Sniffle & Cry http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8457 Sniffle & Cry Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:30:49 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign#comment-8457 Shoot the puppy Bock, eat the frog , you gotta do it now, we're ready the push the needle and the envolope.................. I was on a course , AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Shoot the puppy Bock, eat the frog , you gotta do it now, we're ready the push the needle and the envolope………………
I was on a course ,
AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

]]> By: eliza http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8401 eliza Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:03:01 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign#comment-8401 My favorite corporate speak is this: "We are realigning our business units in order to maximize productivity and serve our customers in an expeditious manner" That means, in plain English: "fuckwad! you just got laid off!" My favorite corporate speak is this:

"We are realigning our business units in order to maximize productivity and serve our customers in an expeditious manner"

That means, in plain English:

"fuckwad! you just got laid off!"

]]> By: The Swiss Job http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8383 The Swiss Job Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:20:14 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign#comment-8383 Couldn't agree more Bock, once again you've hit the nail on the head. I've started studying business in the evenings and as a scientist never thought I'd come against more tripe than we can speak. But business-ese goes through the ceiling. I have just waded through a book chapter dedicated to "Motivation in the workplace". A whole section was dedicated to the difference between free time and work in some of the most complicated language I've ever encountered. It could have all been summed up with this sentence: "Work is bad. Free time is good." Fuck sake! Couldn't agree more Bock, once again you've hit the nail on the head. I've started studying business in the evenings and as a scientist never thought I'd come against more tripe than we can speak. But business-ese goes through the ceiling.

I have just waded through a book chapter dedicated to "Motivation in the workplace". A whole section was dedicated to the difference between free time and work in some of the most complicated language I've ever encountered. It could have all been summed up with this sentence:

"Work is bad. Free time is good."

Fuck sake!

]]> By: Bock http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8363 Bock Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:34:53 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign#comment-8363 Terrible. He needs to be Plain-Englished quickly for his own good. Terrible. He needs to be Plain-Englished quickly for his own good.

]]> By: problemchildbride http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8361 problemchildbride Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:24:31 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2007/11/support-the-plain-english-campaign#comment-8361 I overheard a friend of mine lately. He told someone he "would talk to them about it at a different juncture." I nearly clocked him. I overheard a friend of mine lately. He told someone he "would talk to them about it at a different juncture." I nearly clocked him.

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