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My job involves meetings with waaaay too much of this all the time. The most recent that seems to be going viral (new this year as far as I can tell, but spread
by iainctduncan 6y ago
My job involves meetings with waaaay too much of this all the time. The most recent that seems to be going viral (new this year as far as I can tell, but spreading like syphilis at spring break) is "revert back to you" instead of "get back". I guess circle back is too last year already.
DID YOU USED TO BE ME??? WTF.
- raincom 6y ago"revert back to you" and "please do the needful" go hand in hand. Anyone who uses the former phrase uses the latter phrase too.
- jimnotgym 6y ago'Revert back to you' implies giving you an answer and passing control back to you. For instance you could send me something to proof, now I am in control. When I am finished, and if you have subsequent work to do, control may revert to you. If people say this when they appear to mean 'answer' then they are just communicating badly, not using jargon. Stop them and ask them to explain what is being reverted. If you see it in written form then suggest a correction. If the senior people pick up on this stuff it is possible to stop it quickly.
- unmole 6y ago"Revert back" is an in Indian English expression that's considered a bit dated. I'm amused by the fact that it's now trending in the West.
- gnicholas 6y agoIt’s Indian English? As an American, I have mostly heard it used by people in England (where I have more contacts than in India). Is it not originally from England? (If not, funny how it has reverted back from India.)
- iainctduncan 6y agoba doom cha! ;-)
- hibbelig 6y agoI reported a bug to a neighboring team. They responded to try again and they would revert back tomorrow. So I asked whether they had applied a quick fix and they would undo the fix tomorrow? So then I learned a new meaning of revert that is not related to “svn revert”.