"Are you Ready To Crush Your Business Goals?"

[Gyumri]

"Ready to crush your business goals?
Are you finding value in the discussions here on UKBF?"

The two don't seem to go together.

I think you mean to say are you ready to elevate your business goals or something which takes them to the next level.

We don't want to be crushing people's hopes on the forums!

 

[Ethan39]

No, we do mean crush!

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/crush-it#:~:text=If%20you%20crush%20it%2C%20you,%5Binformal%5D

 

[japancool]

There's a fairly big difference between crushing one's goals and crushing one's hopes, although it may not be immediately obvious.

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

We don't want to be crushing people's hopes on the forums!

We do if they have crap ideas and we can save them from going bankrupt

 

[Jeff FV]

Outstanding!

The power, and ambiguity, of words.

In an education, rather than business, setting, I experienced a similar issue over the word outstanding. By a quirk of fate, I blogged about it only last week: http://www.amathsteacherwrites.co.uk/outstanding-coursework/

 

[Gyumri]

No, we do mean crush! ?

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/crush-it#:~:text=If%20you%20crush%20it%2C%20you,%5Binformal%5D

That's taken from the US dictionary and has no bearing on meanings given in the Oxford English dictionary.

Oxford English Dictionary

The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English.

www.oed.com

 

[WaveJumper]

I think in the main this is a very respectful forum unlike some I have been acquainted with.

A - "This business idea appears to need a lot more thought and investigation, check you business plan, here's a few pointers"

B -Thats a stupid blo*** idea where hell did you come up with that have you never read any of the other posts on here you twat" ?

I think you're all A+

 

[Gyumri]

I think in the main this is a very respectful forum unlike some I have been acquainted with.

It's similar to Parliament where you can say "will the honourable member please shut up!"

 

[japancool]

That's taken from the US dictionary and has no bearing on meanings given in the Oxford English dictionary.

Oxford English Dictionary

The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English.

www.oed.com

The Collins dictionary is a British English dictionary.

I understand that you might not be down with how the young people talk these days.

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

The Collins dictionary is a British English dictionary.

I understand that you might not be down with how the young people talk these days.

Young people dont talk now they just grunt and send SM messages

 

[Ozzy]

Young people dont talk now they just grunt and send SM messages

Uh.

 

[Gyumri]

Whatever the blurb says I'm definitely not willing to crush my goals.