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Old 1st Jun 2003, 23:19
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BEagle
 
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Ah yes - PLC pratt-chat:

"I hear what you say" = Say what you like, I'll do bug.ger all to help.

"I opine that this is not germane to the issue" = This is bolleaux

"Deep blue water thought" = (Means nothing but sounds as though it should)

"Nugatory effort"= Waste of time

Then there was the Latin era. All of a sudden 'inter alia' kept cropping up in purple-prose. But there's nothing better than making up a few of your own to confuse the opposition:

"Ob has causas" = Because of what I've just said.
"His verbis dictis, autem" = Having said that, however.
"Porcovolant comment!" = Pigs will fly first.


Any more examples of stupid PLC prose - or revenge?
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