Date: 2009-11-25 09:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cousin-it.livejournal.com
I don't live there, but:

*snobbery

Date: 2009-11-25 11:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hervejoncour.livejournal.com
all right, next time instead of "suggestion" give your manager a proposal.

I just wanted to point it out for your own good.

take care.

Date: 2009-11-26 12:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] braindancer.livejournal.com
That's exactly the term that is used in my workplace. And yes, I do live "here".

Date: 2009-11-26 03:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hervejoncour.livejournal.com
good for you

Date: 2009-11-26 07:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mme-n-b.livejournal.com
You are so wrong it's not even funny. Guess what - 1. some workplaces are more formal than others. 2. Some bosses are more educated than others. 3. A suggestion is not the same thing as a proposal.

Date: 2009-11-26 02:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hervejoncour.livejournal.com
fine. I am wrong and you're right.

at least I am on the same page with Merriam-Webster :)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propose

Date: 2009-11-26 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mme-n-b.livejournal.com
No, you aren't. He used it correctly. In fact, the sample used by Webster () is a perfect match.

Date: 2009-11-26 10:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hervejoncour.livejournal.com
and I am still right :) take a look at the original note.

Date: 2009-11-26 11:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mme-n-b.livejournal.com
"I propose the following thought experiment "

1 a : to set before the mind (as for discussion, imitation, or action)

So, he sets before the mind for discussion and for settling the dispute, the following thought experiment...

You are wrong. Get over it.

Date: 2009-11-26 11:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mme-n-b.livejournal.com
Besides, anyone who can write "it was not kind of snobism" with a straight face has no place even talking about proper English. Seriously - "snobism"? Not "snobbery", and not even "snobbism"? And "not kind of"? Wtf is that?

Date: 2009-11-26 07:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mme-n-b.livejournal.com
I do live here, for what it's worth, and "propose", while a teensy bit formal, is right for the job.

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