Who Hates The Pretentious Term 'Reaching Out' ?

[hackey lad]

I hate the term “ guys” . 

[echo beach]

Hi guys, I remember that group the Four Tops. In 1967 they were ‘Reaching Out’ and what’s more they’d ‘Be there’! Pretentious lot!

 

echo.

Edited December 9, 2023 by echo beach

[francypants]

1 hour ago, hackey lad said:

I hate the term “ guys” . 

So do I  ........  especially when it's aimed at women  !!

I also hate the expression  "  For arguments sake  "       

[KP Nuts 2]

4 hours ago, Chekhov said:

Who hates the pretentious term "reaching out" (as in I am reaching out to you) ?

I do !

And a few minutes on google indicates loads of other people find it annoying too.

So why do people use it ? ! ?

Which berk came up with it ?  

It must have come from America....

First time I can remember hearing it was in NYPD Blue if I remember correctly along with "Sorry for your loss" another I dislike intensely.

[hackey lad]

23 minutes ago, francypants said:

So do I  ........  especially when it's aimed at women  !!

I also hate the expression  "  For arguments sake  "       

“Hi , what can I do for you guys ?  “  Well for a start , stop calling us guys 

[RollingJ]

My pet hate is the current response I keep getting in replies to questions/complaints I pose in emails/cat-bots 'how are you today, hope you are well?' Yes, I am well, thank you, but an apology for whatever has gone wrong, or an explanation/resolution is what I am actually looking for. Unfortunately, that rarely, if ever, seems forthcoming until I find a way to the CEO/MD of the company concerned.

[YorkieontheTyne]

3 hours ago, echo beach said:

I was never in it Yorkie. They don’t call me Jack!😀

 

echo.

I’m all right.👍

[echo beach]

Famous musical ‘Guys and Dolls’.

Now what shall we change it to?

Gentlemen and Ladies? Nah, that’s too lavatorial!

Men and Women? So is that!
Lads and lassies? Yes, that’s it.

Instead of singing ‘Luck be a lady tonight’ they could change it to ‘ Luck be a lassie tonight’.

Instead of it being set in New York City and the storyline being about the gambling men and the women who try to tame them we could have a collie dog in Glasgow who wins the heart of  Billy Connolly and even stops him swearing. Much better; a hit all the way.😃

 

echo.

[echo beach]

32 minutes ago, YorkieontheTyne said:

I’m all right.👍

Glad you are Yorkie. You must be the same vintage as me or thereabouts to remember that film.

 

echo.

[YorkieontheTyne]

15 minutes ago, echo beach said:

Glad you are Yorkie. You must be the same vintage as me or thereabouts to remember that film.

 

echo.

One of the all time greats echo. Every character superbly defined. Terry Thomas, Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Ian Carmichael and of course top of the tree Peter Sellers. Great support from Liz Fraser, Irene Handle, Margaret Rutherford, Terry Scott, John Le Mesurier and many others. Happy days.