As soon as the country went into lock down, one of my colleagues told me she ordered some extra pj’s to wear in the house.
I wasn’t sure what was stranger. Her doing it, or her telling me.
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I wasn’t sure what was stranger. Her doing it, or her telling me.
Agreed.
Jeans (especially a well cut pair of jeans) paired with a dress shirt, and/or a smart jacket or blazer can look very stylish.
When I was teaching (and the university environment prides itself on its informal atmosphere), I used to always wear smart wool or tweed jackets, and well cut pants (or, sometimes in summer, khakis), or a pants suit and proper shoes. Somehow, I preferred to teach attired thus, and the students (for all of their supposedly relaxed approach to such matters) - to my mind - responded better to someone who looked as though they were dressed appropriately when teaching. Appearing professionally attired mattered more when I started teaching, as there was little age difference between my students and I.
And, when working abroad, I have always dressed soberly and professionally. It shows respect for yourself, your work and your interlocutors.
And, I also agree completely with @yaxomoxay about the the suggestion of "dressing for work even when home"; long before the present crisis, this is what I have done.
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The usage may be US only so count yourself lucky. An example might be: “Waiting for an overused slang expression to fade into oblivion be like waiting for ... ”
Could be a regional thing in the US. In my parts of the Midwest I don't hear that phrase at all.
I rarely hear it spoken where I live in the northeast, but I see it here. Saw it today in a thread title.
The version of that expression that I have heard is "would be like"; it seems that the US version has seen fit to jettison, or discard the conditional modifier "would".
I shudder at some of the atrocities I see written on the internet..... The English language and proper grammar -- what can I say? -- are simply being ruthlessly mistreated and murdered.
Murdered.
Well said, @Clix Pix, I am in complete agreement with you.
Anyway, I think that this expression - in its ancestral form - would have read (or have been uttered) as "would be like" and underwent a drastic modification (dropping the conditional modifier "would") over time.
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I am going to call this a 'Donald' moment. The President here has advised the poor people if they cannot afford anti bacterial washing products or alcohol based products they should wash their face masks in gasoline or diesel. Just dip your hand right in there and give it a good clean then wear it. The press office was quick to announce 'you know this guy he was just joking'. Then in a later press conference he confirmed he was not joking at all.
So what is on my mind is when I clean my face mask in gasoline do I just need a fire extinguisher close by or the fire brigade? Should I have oxygen standing by or will the fumes from my clean mask kill COVID-19?
I more or less only watch the news for the USA, where I am living and the UK where I come from. These leaders, all three of them, are cracking under the strain.
So what is on my mind is when I clean my face mask in gasoline do I just need a fire extinguisher close by or the fire brigade? Should I have oxygen standing by or will the fumes from my clean mask kill COVID-19?
I more or less only watch the news for the USA, where I am living and the UK where I come from. These leaders, all three of them, are cracking under the strain.
Well, an old meme from January or February (that's why it's not called Covid-19) might be fit:
It seems to me that "gaslighting" is another word that seems to be overused to the point of abuse, I keep reading and hearing it more and more. I wonder if there is a consortium of people that decide that those buzzwords (synergy, viral, gaslighting etc.) are to become popular or if simply one anchor/journalist says it and every other person in the business becomes envious of such a "clever" word so they also start using it, and so on...
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Yea I don't mind a polo shirt and slacks or even a button down if we don't have to wear ties, but work has gotten the same at being lax about the rules. Used to be just casual Friday and then it was casual T-F with paying for charity to dress down Mondays. Now they don't care as long as your clothing isn't dirty or ripped or has offensive wording. Even that third they don't enforce much unless it is reported.
I am seriously thinking of dressing the same way every day and stop thinking about it. I already simplified quite much.
My clothes are pretty similar most days. Black trousers and a shirt. Occasional I change it up with one of our company branded polos. But usually only when Mrs AFB is behind with the washing!
I owned like 30-something black Ts, I wear one of those, either gray or khaki shorts. That's it, that's my standard uniform. Knocking around outside around the house? Flip-Flops. Going out to the grocery, etc., a favorite pair of DC sneakers. Otherwise, probably nothing.
@yaxomoxay: "At this point in time" was a particular pet hate of my mother's; she thought it a silly refuge of pompous, self-regarding, self-important, types and used to ask whenever she heard someone use it on TV or radio: "What's wrong with "now""?