Coffee 4:30 Fri Feb 24
Reaching out
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I wanted to reach out.
Thank you for reaching out.
Why can't people speak normally?
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Son of Sam
4:55 Fri Feb 24
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I want to say its because of all the challenges we face on this awesome journey, you feel me?
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Jasnik
5:09 Fri Feb 24
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Around?
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The Fonz
9:11 Fri Feb 24
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Reaching out
Touching me
Touching you
Sweeeeeeeeeeet...
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nich the d
10:11 Fri Feb 24
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As bad as:
we'll come alongside you...
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GreenStreetPlayer
10:44 Fri Feb 24
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Awesome: That’s great.
Cool: Good.
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Leonard Hatred
10:48 Fri Feb 24
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Moving forward, I feel that reaching out is the way forward
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Kaiser Zoso
10:52 Fri Feb 24
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Touch base
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:10 Fri Feb 24
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'Touch base' may be acceptable in a country whose national sport is Baseball. A sport where you have bases that have to be touched. It is not ever acceptable in a country that used to have a sport called rounders that was played by little girls in the days before women's football and cricket.
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Kearley
11:17 Fri Feb 24
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I get what you are saying here, and there are a lot phrases that make me cringe, but personally I think 'reach out' and especially 'moving forward' are not that bad.
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Manuel
11:21 Fri Feb 24
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Agree with Kearly, 'reach out' isn't so bad.
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Morpheus
11:28 Fri Feb 24
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I dont mind reach out.....however, getting on the same page brings me out in hives!
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:31 Fri Feb 24
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It depends how you use 'reach out'. If you mean, 'I will attempt to mend relations with this person by reaching out to present him with an olive branch or to shake his hand, then fine.
If you mean 'beg a favour' - not so much.
If you mean 'give him a bell', then not all all.
I can't see much wrong with 'moving forward', although the more traditional 'in time' would seem briefer for some uses and 'moving along' would be more accurate for others. I suppose it saves thick people having to learn two different phrases for slightly different situations, so that's a thing.
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goose
11:31 Fri Feb 24
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"circle back around"
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Niblets
11:34 Fri Feb 24
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Let's lock that date in.
Cunts
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Coffee
11:38 Fri Feb 24
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero 11:31 Fri Feb 24
I mean in the sense that 'I wanted to reach out to you...' means I'd like you to do me a favour. And 'Thank you for reaching out' means I have received your email. After every bleeding email. There's just far too much reaching out going on and it reeks of formulaic insincerity.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:44 Fri Feb 24
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Coffee
Yes, mate, I agree. I was just saying there are certain situations where it's a well-established and sensible phrase. Nowadays, as you suggest, it's mostly a load of American bollocks.
In fact, its overuse in the wrong context has made its use in the correct context a bit cringy, too, which is a shame.
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zebthecat
11:45 Fri Feb 24
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I first heard this when I worked for a US company in the City along with the totally redundant moving forward.
They both make my teeth itch.
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threesixty
11:46 Fri Feb 24
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"reach" implies you are making an effort to do something. It's a bit more endearing.
These phrases just provide nuance.
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