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Subject:RE: I just heard another one From:"Ron Hearn" <rhearn -at- central1 -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:07:38 -0800
I have heard "efforting" more and more in the media e.g. "We are
efforting to contact him..."
Another noun-to-verb I am seeing in the documents I edit is
"transacting" (to perform a transaction).
Ron Hearn
Documentation Specialist
MemberDirect(r) Product Development
phone: 604 730 6391
email: rhearn -at- memberdirect -dot- ca
website: memberdirect.ca
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From: techwr-l-bounces+rhearn=cucbc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+rhearn=cucbc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf
Of Dan Goldstein
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:18 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: I just heard another one
You misheard. The word is not "efforting" but rather "FRT'ing," as in:
"I'm currently FRT'ing that project through Marketing." FRT stands for
"Fiscally Risking Trillions," and it's a common term in finance and
government these days.
There are other pronunciations for the same acronym, but this is a
family-friendly list.
Happy Friday!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cardimon, Craig
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:12 AM
> To: Downing, David
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: I just heard another one
>
> That's how many people -- and lots of MBAs -- seem to talk these days.
> Here's another for you: "Efforting." As in, "I'm currently
> efforting that project through Marketing." I kid you not.
>
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