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> but to my ear, that phrase comes across as crass and > off-putting in a professional context That's an interesting observation. I'll think about differen
by peteretep 11y ago
> but to my ear, that phrase comes across as crass and
> off-putting in a professional context
That's an interesting observation. I'll think about different phrasing for a non-UK audience in the future. I doubt I would have used it in a professional context, but I guess I don't really think of HN as a professional context, or I doubt I'd have made a reference to Soviet invasion either...
However, I frequently hear "it's all gone tits up" in all sorts of semi-professional contexts in the UK, both in and out of tech.
- pcl 11y agoYeah, that's always a bit of a weird one to me too, but I'm sufficiently used to it in a British English context at this point, I guess. I don't think I could pull it off in the US without some stares.
- stuaxo 11y agoYeah, I think the language that we use in the UK in professional contexts is a lot more salty. I prefer it, I think if you say it politely, mentioning to your project manager - "if we don't do X we will be completely fucked", is fine.
- gaius 11y agoTITSUP means Total Inability To Support Usual Performance. It's a legit technical term.
- peteretep 11y agoI suspect that's a backronym, given that "gone belly up" is a thing too