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No disrespect but...
Nora Johnson Breaking Views
WHEN Susie Dent, the Countdown lexicographer/star, asked her Twitter followers which expressions they’d like banned, topping the list was ‘going forward’, ‘no disrespect but’, “I'm not gonna lie” and ‘like’ as a filler.
Corporate jargon included ‘reaching out’, ‘going offline’, ‘leaning in’, ‘circling back’ and considering the ‘optics’ of something. Plus the fillers: ‘basically’ and ‘so’.
‘So’, let’s consider the ‘optics’ of some of MY favourites:
We’re all on a journey, reaching out or leaning in, circling back or thinking outside the box. From the getgo, taking it offline, kicking the can down the road going forward. So, it’s literally like so hard that, you know, my mental health suffers at this moment in time doing the heavy lifting. Basically, I’m not gonna lie, it is what it is. But at the end of the day, turning a blind eye to blue sky thinking to see the big picture might be better than putting the cart before the horse. That’s a winwin, right?
Reminds me of that ‘awesome’ line from ‘Yes, Prime Minister’: “But the man just spouts clichés. He’d talk in clichés until the cows come home.” thought provoking: I start off the show with Antonio Rodriguez of Boris International Medical Centre who I met for the first time. This guest came through Helena Olcina’s Spanish networking group ‘Sinergias Femeninas’. Just a while back I hailed the benefits of getting involved with the local Spanish community and this networking group is a good example of where to start for us women, with men welcome also at events. To finish off the programme I’ve included a snippet of the club’s get together this week with many prominent businesses present, including the Director of the Cope radio station and the owner of Del Rio clinics for example.
Clichés? Best avoid them like the plague. No disrespect. Simples. Just sayin’!
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Another exemplary female on the Costa del Sol is Linda Greenway of Green way Holistics. Linda has specialised over the years in hosting events to heal and soothe our mind, body and spirit. She cooks amazing wholesome food to suit any occasion, for meat eaters to vegans and can arrange retreats for just one person or large groups.
To commemorate July 4,
I popped over to Yanx to meet Lucca Movaldi, President of the American International Club and for us Brits post Brexit, Chris Goodacre of Upsticks joins me to explain the new requirements for Visas and Residency in Spain.
Bye for now, much love, hugs, health and happiness xox.
