UX Planet — Medium | Guy Ligertwood
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Working in digital, I’ve noticed that people talk in tongues. There’s a slightly passive aggressive subtext to what people are really saying, which I find pretty amusing.
A hidden meaning of someone’s words or actions. It’s what they really mean. They say one thing but mean another.
From Thesaurus.plus
→ Here’s a cheat sheet to find out what the hell your colleagues are really saying:
= “That was a bad idea”
= “Feedback’s welcome, just don’t be a wanker about it”
= “I’m working from home, please leave me alone”
= “That looks a bloody muddle”
= “UX is old news champ”
= “Please don’t argue with Apple / Google”
= “I’ll listen, but choose to ignore that”
= “That’s the last you’ll ever see of that”
= “I’ll make you feel good, then politely tear you to shreds”
= “I’m pretty bloody positive you’re wrong”
= “I had no interest whatsoever going to that meeting”
= “You’re wrong”
= “Once this hack day’s done, we shall never speak of it again (except in company PR)”
= “For f#*ks sake can you shut up about that crap”
= “This meeting’s a bit above your station”
= “Jesus, I don’t have time for this crap”
= “We’re not very agile, more like mini waterfall”
= “You need to try something else, this idea’s bloody awful”
= “I can’t be arsed with this shit”
= “Yes, I’m pretty bloody important”
= “I’m trying to catch you out”
= “Shit, I totally forgot to do that”
= “I’ve got an interview”
= “I’m in bed”
= “I’m hungover”
= “I slept in and am struggling to get out of the house”
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