Re: shoot, shot or . . .

[kafkascampi <kafkascampi -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I would probably rewrite to avoid as well--also I am changing my name
to Troubleshot McGee to appear tougher in meetings.

On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 1:53 PM, Ken Poshedly <poshedly -at- bellsouth -dot- net> wrote:
> Thanks all for the answers and sense of humor. (The rewording one is what we'll do.)
>
> Thankfully it's about 4:50 p.m. here and time to . . .
> a) Straighten up my deskb) Get one last phone call inc) Start on a new projectd) Go down the hall
> Tomorrow, guys.
> -- You-know-who in you-know-where
>
>
>       From: Nina Rogers <janina -dot- rogers -at- gmail -dot- com>
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>  Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 4:44 PM
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> "We explored the problem and developed a solution."
> Or something like that.
> Seriously ... "troubleshot" seems awkward, so I would just find a more elegant way to word whatever I was trying to say.
>
> :D
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 4:40 PM, Wright, Lynne <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- kronos -dot- com> wrote:
>
> "Troubleshot" sounds less awkward/seems grammatically appropriate.
>
> Oh, and I just checked a couple of credible on-line dictionaries; they all say "troubleshot" is the past tense.
>
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> OK gang. It's not even Friday, but here's something to rattle your cages early.
> What's the past tense of "troubleshoot"?
> Normally, the past tense of "shoot" is "shot" as in "I shot the gun".
> But while I'm reasonably certain that "troubleshooted" is wrong, "troubleshot" just doesn't seem correct either.
> I think I'll have another drink, bartender.
> -- Ken in Atlanta
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