revert this sucker!

souter

Anyone else exposed to PHBs going on about "reverting back to you" when AFAIK they just mean getting back to you?
Seems particularly prevalent in the civil service and IT consultancies, and to my mind is just plain wrong. I'm guessing some big cheese used it by mistake once and their acolytes were too cowed to correct them, and even started using it.
Well I for one would love to revert to a time when people actually used words for their meanings rather than bull**** potential.
Anyone want to revert to me on this?

therecklessone

souter wrote:

Anyone want to revert to me on this?

Yeah, what the f*ck is a PHB?

Revert back to me in your own good time...

Gordon

It's a crafty phrase that one "I will revert back to you" actually means "I will make the position of my back turned to face you." I guess their ass is covered if they don't get back to you. Or their back could be covered if they did get their ass on the case. Case closed methinks.

That's a good one, I'll use that soon methinks.

Stephen

PHB = pointy haired boss (a la dilbert)

stagolee

to me "i'll revert back to you" sounds like its only correct usage would be if personB had at one time been personA , then turned into personB and were now announcing to personA their intention to become personA again

or in short "i will become you once again"

EDIT:_Definition:___[v] undergo reversion, as in a mutation
_________________[v] go back to a previous state

EDIT2:Ah!! refer , thats what they mean , they've just got revert and refer mixed up :rolleyes:

souter

Revert in mistake for refer - very plausible.
I'm definitely going to challenge the next muppet using it. Unless he's my boss, or someone else with power, or someone bigger than me...

landser

if you want to be a pedant, your post should be entitled:

revert this, sucker

unless you're giving all readers an order to revert some sucker

Maximilian

Lawyers use the word "revert" all the time. They also love to use same along with hereto, thereto, hereby, thereby, hereinbefore, therein, penis & herein etc.

timamansio

souter wrote:

Seems particularly prevalent in the civil service

Actually, the only time I've ever heard this word being used in a civil service context is when somebody who has been promoted and can't cut the mustard in their new post reverts back to their previous grade! :eek:

Gordon

Maximilian wrote:

Lawyers use the word "revert" all the time. They also love to use same along with hereto, thereto, hereby, thereby, hereinbefore, therein, penis & herein etc.

lol