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>when I went to the admin who had the keys of the stationary and asked
her for a
>"rubber", instead of "eraser". In the English language they taught me
>at school, that little rubbery implement used to erase what someone
>has written down was known as "rubber". I was extremely annoyed by her
reaction
Here is a short list of confusions i have observed so far
rubber --> eraser
cover --> envelope
2nd signal on the road --> 2nd light on the road
Best (or worst?) dd/mm/yy --> mm/dd/yy
switch (off is down, on is up)
petrol pump --> gas station
I too have gone crazy on a number of occasions.
For an longer list, please mail me off the list.
<-----Original Message----->
From: Mladen Gogala
Sent: 10/3/2003 1:02:39 PM
To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 15:29, DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
> The manager feels awkward in being forced to hire an expert in an area
> he/she knows nothing about. Tries to make suggestions in order to
flush out
> whether this "expert" really knows anything.
And you call a guy who makes suggestions about something
he knows nothing about "inexperienced"? Nice euphemism,
sort of reminds me on my 1st working day in US, when I went
to the admin who had the keys of the stationary (and she was a
young and attractive female, which is important for the further
story development) and asked her for a "rubber", instead of "eraser".
In the English language they taught me at school, that little rubbery
implement used to erase what someone has written down was known as
"rubber". I was extremely annoyed by her reaction (she was actually
shocked and started speaking very fast, so that the only words I
was able to discern were "sexual harassment") and I didn't think much
of her, to say the least. Today I dread to even think what did she think
of me.
A DBA manager who doesn't know anything of a database is, essentially,
in the very same position as a big east European klutz in desperate need
of office stuff. Inexperienced isn't the word I'd use to describe him.
Author: Mladen Gogala
INET: mladen_at_wangtrading.com
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