"Inbox me"

Deleted member 651465 · 15 Nov 2016 at 13:47

"Like for an inbox"

android-fan · 15 Nov 2016 at 13:47

One of our new managers has introduced us to "bandwidth".

"x does not have the bandwidth to do this."

One of my colleagues thought x had problems with their internet connection :-)

cheesyboy · 15 Nov 2016 at 13:55

Oxford have it as a verb:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/inbox

The word's only, what, 30 years old anyway.

robfosters · 15 Nov 2016 at 13:58

People always think of it a computer term now, whereas for years before and upto the present it's also been a humble plastic tray on a desk.

Greebo · 15 Nov 2016 at 14:01

robfosters said:
People always think of it a computer term now, whereas for years before and upto the present it's also been a humble plastic tray on a desk.

I still have one of them and an outbox

Liquiduk · 15 Nov 2016 at 14:02

@ me fam

Edit: Slide in my DMs

cheesyboy · 15 Nov 2016 at 14:03

robfosters said:
People always think of it a computer term now, whereas for years before and upto the present it's also been a humble plastic tray on a desk.

That would be an in-tray.

inbox is American-English.

robfosters · 15 Nov 2016 at 14:04

cheesyboy said:
That would be an in-tray.

inbox is American-English.

Oh yes. How silly of me.

ttaskmaster · 15 Nov 2016 at 14:18

Just people chucking words around, trying to sound all current and hip... Nothing new, still sounds retarded.
Variation on Management Buzzwords, really - Agree a strategy and map the process for writing a methodology...

Devrij · 15 Nov 2016 at 14:51

Armageus said:
could be worse, could be

"Letterbox me"

/thread this man has won

Cosimo · 15 Nov 2016 at 14:57

Greebo said:
I still have one of them and an outbox

Don't you mean out-tray?

PermaChanged · 15 Nov 2016 at 15:31

robfosters said:
I have. Normally from city types who like to use cool words and often American ones. "Can I get a coffee". No you twit, you can buy a coffee.

What if the server in the shop asks the question "What can I get you?", is it then acceptable to reply "Can I get a coffee"?

MookJong · 15 Nov 2016 at 15:33

People who say that are cool and they make me want to be just like them.

PermaChanged · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:12

MookJong said:
People who say that are cool and they make me want to be just like them.

I believe in you brother, you can do it.

grudas · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:15

andicole0 said:
My pet hate in this area is "ping me"
Andi.

I use it all the time

robfosters · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:20

PermaChanged said:
What if the server in the shop asks the question "What can I get you?", is it then acceptable to reply "Can I get a coffee"?

No because you are telling them you don't want them to get your coffee, you want to get it instead. The proper response to that question would simply be " A coffee please"

ttaskmaster · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:32

robfosters said:
No because you are telling them you don't want them to get your coffee, you want to get it instead. The proper response to that question would simply be " A coffee please"

But the well-mannered one would be, "May I have a coffee, please?".

robfosters · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:34

ttaskmaster said:
But the well-mannered one would be, "May I have a coffee, please?".

Yes of course.

Roar87 · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:34

As a Brexit voting Trump fan I'm not sure why I'm being put with that group of people.

mrk · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:34

I'd touch base with people who say it.

"Inbox me"

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