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I work in a typical office setting as a consultant and I talk to about 5 people a day over the phone. These are architects, contractors, engineers, and building owners...
The typical ending to one of these phone calls is "Ok thanks.." "No problem" "Bye-bye" "Bye-bye". I could be talking to a grizzly old contractor and we both say "Bye-bye".
This seems ultra strange to me. It seems like standard protocol, but I feel so effeminate when I say this. Does anyone else say "bye-bye" as much as me? Do you feel weird saying it?
Hey, at least you're hooking up with grizzled contractors. Some jobs don't include sex you know!
diebitter
10-04-2005, 06:39 PM
You need to change that.
Change it to 'TTFN' in a high voice, like we do in England. We all use this.
(If anyone not British knows what TTFN means, I'll be flabbergasted).
NotMitch
10-04-2005, 06:41 PM
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You need to change that.
Change it to 'TTFN' in a high voice, like we do in England. We all use this.
(If anyone not British knows what TTFN means, I'll be flabbergasted).
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ta ta for now?
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You need to change that.
Change it to 'TTFN' in a high voice, like we do in England. We all use this.
(If anyone not British knows what TTFN means, I'll be flabbergasted).
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in white: <font color="white">ta ta for now</font>
visited once.
bravos1
10-04-2005, 06:42 PM
I think you are really saying.. "I am BI....I am BI"
swede123
10-04-2005, 06:44 PM
Just start saying "have a good one" or something like that, especially when talking to men.
Swede
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10-04-2005, 06:45 PM
Working in a female dominanted office can be precarious but you don't need to be saying bye bye, unless it's to small children.
mason55
10-04-2005, 06:47 PM
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You need to change that.
Change it to 'TTFN' in a high voice, like we do in England. We all use this.
(If anyone not British knows what TTFN means, I'll be flabbergasted).
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WTF... TTFN is a common acrnoym on the internet.
diebitter
10-04-2005, 06:53 PM
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You need to change that.
Change it to 'TTFN' in a high voice, like we do in England. We all use this.
(If anyone not British knows what TTFN means, I'll be flabbergasted).
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WTF... TTFN is a common acrnoym on the internet.
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It is?
What do I know? /images/graemlins/blush.gif
captZEEbo1
10-04-2005, 08:04 PM
consider yourself flabbergasted
diebitter
10-04-2005, 08:06 PM
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consider yourself flabbergasted
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I will. I'd go so far as to say never has by gast been so flabbered.
beernutz
10-04-2005, 08:08 PM
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You need to change that.
Change it to 'TTFN' in a high voice, like we do in England. We all use this.
(If anyone not British knows what TTFN means, I'll be flabbergasted).
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Practically anybody anywhere in the Western world who has raised kids knows what TTFN stands for.
diebitter
10-04-2005, 08:09 PM
Okay, I get the point!
I've been pwned, flabbered and gasted. HAPPY NOW! /images/graemlins/mad.gif
masse75
10-04-2005, 08:22 PM
Ta Ta For Now...
So British/effeminate.
Ulysses
10-04-2005, 08:35 PM
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This seems ultra strange to me. It seems like standard protocol, but I feel so effeminate when I say this.
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Why don't you just say "Bye" ?
Benal
10-04-2005, 08:41 PM
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This seems ultra strange to me. It seems like standard protocol, but I feel so effeminate when I say this.
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Why don't you just say "Bye" ?
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lucas9000
10-04-2005, 09:11 PM
i don't think i ever say it.
ChicagoTroy
10-04-2005, 09:12 PM
My favorite thing about bye-bye is that it's really friendly to native Arab speakers. I used to love hearing Arafat bitch out some reporter, and then say, "OK, bye-bye." Laugh my ass off.
mslif
10-04-2005, 09:13 PM
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i don't think i ever say it.
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No you don't, you say "later"
stabn
10-04-2005, 09:16 PM
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i don't think i ever say it.
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No you don't, you say "later"
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uhh oh.
lucas9000
10-04-2005, 09:22 PM
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i don't think i ever say it.
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No you don't, you say "later"
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uhh oh.
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why is this an "uhh oh?"
fwiw i don't always say "later."
Dynasty
10-04-2005, 09:42 PM
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Change it to 'TTFN' in a high voice, like we do in England. We all use this.
(If anyone not British knows what TTFN means, I'll be flabbergasted).
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Every American kid should know what TTFN stands for. Here's a clue as to why.
http://www.filmtotaal.nl/images/wallpapers/full/tigger/tigger1_800.jpg
Matty
10-04-2005, 09:43 PM
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consider yourself flabbergasted
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I will. I'd go so far as to say never has by gast been so flabbered.
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Like if someone had been ear [censored] ... they wouldn't say my [censored] has never been so eared.
But "have a good one" doesn't really close the call.
If they say bye I can't just go "have a good one" and hang up. That's comical. It's not finite.
I do usually say stuff like "have a good one", or "no problem", or "sounds good", etc., but then they say "bye" or "Bye-bye" and I feel obliged to get that "Bye-bye" in there before hanging up. haha.
I think the problem is that it seems like everyone who talks also seems to say "bye-bye", so to them I'm sure it doesn't sound weird hearing me reciprocate, but to me, it sounds super-fruity.
try saying "I love you" and hang up before you get a response.
One "bye" seems kind of abrupt. It's not as soft as "bye-bye".
But there is nothing wrong with it, technically. I'll just have to start forcing myself to say "bye".
On a related note, my father never says bye to me. He just hangs up after i say it. haha. Maybe I'll just do that to my clients.
theben
10-04-2005, 10:27 PM
i try to say later
Once I put my 2 weeks notice in, I will do this.
Either "I love you." or "I hate you." Or "watch your back." Or "I have your child." hahaha. Threats like these probably wouldn't boil over too well. George Bush Sr.'s secret servicemen office out of the same building as me...they walk around with gats on their belt and sunglasses. lol. It's crazy. They don't talk, and riding in the elevator with one of them is strange.
daryn
10-04-2005, 10:32 PM
do you actually say both words? like "bye bye"? if so, wow you are insane. you should either go with the gay "buhbye" or the extremely normal "bye", or even the formal "goodbye".
"buh-bye" is more like it.
Do any of you younguns work in an office and use the phone? I thought this would be much more common. I hear others at work saying this all the time. I really don't think it's that uncommon, I just don't like it.
I can't wait till all of you 20 year olds are 26 years old and saying "OK....bye-bye!" hahaha. You'll remember K STEEL! Man, 2011 is gonna be a good year for K Steel..
Ulysses
10-04-2005, 10:51 PM
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One "bye" seems kind of abrupt. It's not as soft as "bye-bye".
But there is nothing wrong with it, technically. I'll just have to start forcing myself to say "bye".
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Since your natural inclination is geared towards the more feminine, you could go with "Goodbye" as a sort of compromise.
LeatherFace
10-04-2005, 10:53 PM
You could always go with the traditional "peace niggaz" instead.
PhatTBoll
10-04-2005, 10:55 PM
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"buh-bye" is more like it.
Do any of you younguns work in an office and use the phone? I thought this would be much more common. I hear others at work saying this all the time. I really don't think it's that uncommon, I just don't like it.
I can't wait till all of you 20 year olds are 26 years old and saying "OK....bye-bye!" hahaha. You'll remember K STEEL! Man, 2011 is gonna be a good year for K Steel..
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I started my first real office job a couple months ago. For awhile I said "buh-bye" before I hung up the phone without thinking about it. Then a week or so ago I made a conscious decision to say "goodbye" instead. My life has improved immeasurably.
so you've been there... you ... know what I mean..
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