April 6th, 2005 at 11:30am Posted by Bill
Word: Subtenance
Usage: Can be used as a substitute for “substance”
Example: “The statistics you are compiling and measuring are good, but I want you to also get some more relevant measurements, ones that have subtenance.”
I think Ted got substance and sustenance confused, but I’m still not sure why he was thinking about food and nourishment when we were discussing statistics.
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1. Tabitha | April 6th, 2005 at 12:41 pm
what level of education has this guy attained?
2. Kathy | April 6th, 2005 at 1:02 pm
What’s his name “Ted”. I always love the phrases that you used to come home with about silly things he used to say.
3. Bill | April 6th, 2005 at 1:55 pm
The interesting thing is, he had a bachelors degree from OSU. He was actually a pretty smart guy when it came to some things, but when it came to interacting with people, both his subordinates and others we all worked with, he had some problems.
He thought he was the smoothest guy in the world, but when people saw him coming, they would often strike up a conversation with some other total stranger in the hallway just to avoid having to make eye contact with him, ’cause they knew otherwise they’d be stuck in a loooong booooring one-sided conversation about how great he was and how superior he was to everyone else.
That, and the fact that he mangled words on a comically regular basis.
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