Post a Comment On: A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette

...preferably with pointy-toed shoes.

2:34 PM

Uttering the word "utilize" in my presence is another oppotunity for pointy-toed nad kicking.

Intelligent people use small words to communicate; dumb people utilize big words poorly to obfuscate.

3:17 PM

Totally agree. Especially when it concerns data mining.

3:25 PM

Then there's my personal favorite: "Let's talk about this off-line." (I especially love that one coming from the old fart who doesn't even GET on-line....)

3:53 PM

I'm not fond of "giving you a head's up" either.

I rant about librarian's overuse of "deliverables and outcomes" on my blog. "Why Meetings Suck." January 3rd.

4:15 PM

How about "we're good to go"... go where?

5:08 PM

Then there's "reporting out" at staff meetings. "I'd like to report out on the new catalog." Eewww.

1:08 PM

Pro-active?
Reflect back on?
Piggy back off of?
With au jus?
Please R.S.V.P.?

Wouldn't taking out the repeated user of some of these be grounds for a plea of justifiable homicide in most states?

10:16 AM

And can I put in an early vote for "the take-home message"? I heard this three times Friday (once at work, twice on NPR). Hate early, hate often!

8:39 AM

Maybe we should start making fun of people who use such horrid buzz words by using really outdated terms like 'information superhighway' with a straight face.

11:16 AM

How about "let's piggy back on her idea" or "paradigm shift"?

2:21 PM

I strongly object to utilizing proactive language, even if it has been committeed by a well orientated peoples.

8:16 AM

to go with paradigm shift, how about "pedagogies" - I can't even pronounce it properly :-)

12:12 AM