Iām definitely one of these ālanguage is fluid, too bad for youā sorts of people, but I also often get itchy when business-y language spreads.
Which is a long way of saying that I understand the way that folks use āaskā and ārequestsā interchangeablyā¦but still hate it.
@jw In my experience, 80% of people who use ask as a noun are bloviating asshats.
Still, this is anecdotal data. More research is required. š
@Cheri hahaha
I heard one of my awesome coworkers use it today; I think when you end up doing a lot of fundraising or project managing, it becomes a thing.
@ReaderJohn Right? And donāt get me started on ātalent acquisition.ā Youāre recruiters, people! Own it. š
To concur with @jwās original point, I do enjoy the pliability of language. But I also enjoy shaking my cane at buzzword buffoonery.
@macgenie For fundraising important causes, Iāll support whatever language works, no matter how jargony. š
@jw @Cheri @ReaderJohn @macgenie Hey fam I'm busy atm can we park this exchange for later. TGIF amirite lol ~
@macgenie @cheri @jw I, too, am a "language is fluid" sort of person. That said, I donā mind "ask" as a noun, although I will never ever use it that way myself. š What does bug me a little is people who argue both sides of the language fluidity debateāi.e., ācertain words have crossed a threshold to be used differently than in the past, but other ones never willā. š±š¤Æš
@simonwoods thanks for the heads up to the thread ... content is but one in the ālanguageā pillar of People First
