Very grating, I know. I once worked with a fellow who didn't know what "in lieu of" meant. He was forever saying that when he meant "in view of". E.g., "In lieu of the deadline on this matter I have to ask you to give me your numbers two days earlier than we planned last month." Nice guy; he was responsible for my entry into the shooting sports, but it hurt to be in the room when he said that.
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You can always offend hippies in the comment section. Chances are, those will be held up as a proper example...
Very grating, I know. I once worked with a fellow who didn't know what "in lieu of" meant. He was forever saying that when he meant "in view of".
ReplyDeleteE.g., "In lieu of the deadline on this matter I have to ask you to give me your numbers two days earlier than we planned last month."
Nice guy; he was responsible for my entry into the shooting sports, but it hurt to be in the room when he said that.