Unnecessary words

[Mervyn and Trish]

I saw something today that made me think about the words wasted, especially in official notices. So I thought I'd start a thread where we could post those daft phrases and the shorter more sensible version.

What I saw today was

Cleaning operative = cleaner

[wolfie]

This thread will go for pages and pages. There are so many!!

parking enforcement operator= traffic warden
street cleaning operator/refuse recycling /operator=refuse/ dustbin 'person' (can't say dustman anymore, apparently)

[Mervyn and Trish]

For free = free

[Ranchi]

Blame Joni Mitchell for that one, Mervin.

[wolfie]

beverage dissemination officer=bartender (local newspaper job vacancies)

[CaroleF]

I can give you one. My daughter works for an American company in Recruitment. Now she is not just Head of Recruitment but she is a 'Talent Acquisitions Specialist'! How about that! Also instead of 'Contact me if there's any problems' it's 'Please reach out to me' Yuk!
I won't tell you what my daughter said on being told about this.

Carole

[screwy]

Effluent Manager = Prison Officer.

[MaureenB]

So................. as the first word of an answer to a question. It drives me mad.........................grrrrr

[Mervyn and Trish]

Logistics solutions = lorry

[towny44]

Head coach = Manager

[colin parry]

Hygiene inspector - Binman

[Mervyn and Trish]

Human Relations = Personnel

[Manoverboard]

One who spouts a barrow load of utter twaddle about nothing of significance nearly every single day = Cubie

[qbman1]

....and don't forget "ModPlod"

[Silver_Shiney]

So................. as the first word of an answer to a question. It drives me mad.........................grrrrr

Even more so "well, I mean"

[Silver_Shiney]

....and don't forget "ModPlod"

Touche!!

[qbman1]

"to be honest" - well you're hardly going to admit you're lying, now, are you ?!

[Mervyn and Trish]

At this point in time = now

[Manoverboard]

Bon Jour = Hello

[oldbluefox]

It's a game of two halves.................... What the dickens does that mean?

[Boris+]

Last night on our flight home, the menu we were given offered 'stilton cheese' (with a red onion marmalade and oatmeal biscuits). I would have thought that as this was obviously at the end of the menu where the cheese offering would have been described, that inserting the word cheese wasn't really required.

I could be wrong.

[GillD46]

Last night on our flight home, the menu we were given offered 'stilton cheese' (with a red onion marmalade and oatmeal biscuits). I would have thought that as this was obviously at the end of the menu where the cheese offering would have been described, that inserting the word cheese wasn't really required.

I could be wrong.

American airline perhaps? They always call it "stilton cheese"

[Mervyn and Trish]

As opposed to stilton custard. Or stilton trifle!

[qbman1]

If we're talking Yanks, they probably get confused with those Stilt-on Walkers !

[Keechy]

'Very unique' - either it's unique or it isn't