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how often do you encounter doublespeak? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Perhaps this is a cultural thing, but doublespeak seems to be prevalent even in casual conversation

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[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't know. I take most things that people say at face-value.

I don't have the time or energy to interpret double-meanings. Say what you mean & mean what you say.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People get mad at you when you do that. I’m actually shocked at how many do.

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, they might get mad, but that's on them. If they said what they actually meant, things would go a lot smoother.

Communicate clearly instead of expecting me to do codebreaking.

[–] socsa@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Once you achieve a certain level of not giving a fuck, just repeat their statement back to then in plain language and they will usually either storm off, freeing you from the conversation, or they will get the point, freeing you from at least the tedious part of the conversation.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

This is my favorite way to deal with management.

So you want me to disable a safety feature to help speed up production?

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

I agree; so strange what we value with words so often differ with what we value with our action or inaction.

[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you feel about people who communicate through movie quotes?

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

It only works if the other party clearly understands the reference.

Know your audience.