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Marketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.

Thanks to simbosan for the idea

(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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Per se.
There's no need for it. What's wrong with "(in and of) itself" or "as such"? And if you insist, and then go on to write the phrase as "per-say".. [insert hyperbolic threat of violence here]
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:37, 2 replies)
It has very specific connotations when done in a legal context
but is highly overused per se.
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 21:16, closed)
Like
"I now realise the shop doorway was a poor choice and I shoulda been pointing per se at the porcelain yer 'onour" ?
(, Sat 10 Apr 2010, 0:26, closed)

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