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Category Archives: Expressions

Vegas, Baby!

Please observe the following phenomenon:
When a person is going to Las Vegas, or even when simply talking about Las Vegas, rather than saying
I’m going to Las Vegas.
they say
I’m going to Vegas, baby!
Did Las Vegas change its name to Vegas Baby? It is the only reasonable explanation. The alternative is that everyone I know has been [...]

Posted 13 September 2009 † Christopher § Sounds Stupid § Trying to be Cool ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Going Forward

I work days in a nice quiet office. One of the favorite expressions used in any meeting is “going forward”, because it makes you sound more business-y. If you’ve never heard this expression, get ready to shield your keyboard from the barfspray. “Going forward” is used to indicate action that is to be taken in [...]

Posted 12 March 2009 † Christopher § Redundant ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

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