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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:00 pm
Post subject: Stepping Around |
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Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down from his
position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a position of
authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in their
time card. A person that steps down has to have been moved up at some
point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the drones.
When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps the meaning
of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched on a post like a
raptor scanning the field for movement until it was time to step down
from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce is cut in half
by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are expected to step up to the
task. People who are promoted move up rather than step up. Sometimes
they move up with a little skip to their step or they are jumped up
and needn't take a step at all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things (Who has
less power than the Secretary of More Important Things) leaves his
office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping out is
supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms until
you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the side since
the person that steps aside is making a step down because someone else
is stepping in to do his job.
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John Dean
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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Tony Cooper wrote:
| Quote: | Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down from his
position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a position of
authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in their
time card. A person that steps down has to have been moved up at some
point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the drones.
When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps the meaning
of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched on a post like a
raptor scanning the field for movement until it was time to step down
from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce is cut in half
by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are expected to step up to the
task. People who are promoted move up rather than step up. Sometimes
they move up with a little skip to their step or they are jumped up
and needn't take a step at all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things (Who has
less power than the Secretary of More Important Things) leaves his
office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping out is
supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms until
you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the side since
the person that steps aside is making a step down because someone else
is stepping in to do his job.
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If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for anyone to
step forward in this situation.
--
John 'steps back in amaze' Dean
Oxford |
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Mark Brader
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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Tony Cooper writes:
| Quote: | Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. ...
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Unless you step up to the plate (as in baseball), in which case you're
addressing the situation because it's your turn to try.
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Mark Brader | "One of these days I'll have to use that ... without the
Toronto | awkward brackets, so that you can quote it that way, too."
msb@vex.net | -- Steve Summit
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:03 pm
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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John Dean wrote:
| Quote: | Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down from
his position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a position
of
authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in
their time card. A person that steps down has to have been moved
up
at some point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the
drones. When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps
the meaning of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched
on
a post like a raptor scanning the field for movement until it was
time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step
down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a
situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce is cut in
half by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are expected to step
up
to the task. People who are promoted move up rather than step up.
Sometimes they move up with a little skip to their step or they
are
jumped up and needn't take a step at all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things (Who
has
less power than the Secretary of More Important Things) leaves his
office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping out is
supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with
fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms
until
you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the side
since
the person that steps aside is making a step down because someone
else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for
anyone
to step forward in this situation.
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I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me through it
again?
Mike (Strathspey travelling stepping, with a
forward-together-step-hop). |
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John Dean
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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Mike Lyle wrote:
| Quote: | John Dean wrote:
Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down from
his position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a position of
authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in
their time card. A person that steps down has to have been moved up
at some point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the
drones. When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps
the meaning of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched on
a post like a raptor scanning the field for movement until it was
time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce is cut in
half by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are expected to step up
to the task. People who are promoted move up rather than step up.
Sometimes they move up with a little skip to their step or they are
jumped up and needn't take a step at all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things (Who has
less power than the Secretary of More Important Things) leaves his
office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping out is
supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms until
you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the side since
the person that steps aside is making a step down because someone
else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for anyone
to step forward in this situation.
I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me through it
again?
I was a little worried the Stepford Wives might get involved. Then there |
was the risk of R Cilla giving someone STS ...
--
John Dean
Oxford |
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Laura F Spira
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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John Dean wrote:
| Quote: | Mike Lyle wrote:
John Dean wrote:
Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down from
his position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a position of
authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in
their time card. A person that steps down has to have been moved up
at some point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the
drones. When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps
the meaning of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched on
a post like a raptor scanning the field for movement until it was
time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce is cut in
half by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are expected to step up
to the task. People who are promoted move up rather than step up.
Sometimes they move up with a little skip to their step or they are
jumped up and needn't take a step at all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things (Who has
less power than the Secretary of More Important Things) leaves his
office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping out is
supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms until
you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the side since
the person that steps aside is making a step down because someone
else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for anyone
to step forward in this situation.
I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me through it
again?
I was a little worried the Stepford Wives might get involved. Then there
was the risk of R Cilla giving someone STS ...
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STS happened as I read Tony's original post (but I was grateful for the
respite from "Tie me Kangaroo Down" which someone tossed in casually at
some point today).
--
Laura
(emulate St. George for email) |
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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:00 am
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:36:24 -0000, msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
| Quote: | Tony Cooper writes:
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. ...
Unless you step up to the plate (as in baseball), in which case you're
addressing the situation because it's your turn to try.
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But some people don't step up to the plate when its their turn to bat.
They step out of the box at the first sign of an inside fastball. |
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Jordan Abel
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:01 am
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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Mike Lyle wrote:
| Quote: | John Dean wrote:
Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down from
his position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a position
of
authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in
their time card. A person that steps down has to have been moved
up
at some point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the
drones. When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps
the meaning of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched
on
a post like a raptor scanning the field for movement until it was
time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step
down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a
situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce is cut in
half by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are expected to step
up
to the task. People who are promoted move up rather than step up.
Sometimes they move up with a little skip to their step or they
are
jumped up and needn't take a step at all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things (Who
has
less power than the Secretary of More Important Things) leaves his
office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping out is
supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with
fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms
until
you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the side
since
the person that steps aside is making a step down because someone
else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for
anyone
to step forward in this situation.
I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me through it
again?
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| Quote: | Mike (Strathspey travelling stepping, with a
forward-together-step-hop).
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That's just asking for it - step outside!
--
Never expected _this_ to be the place for a cascade - though, a short-lived
one - I think we've stepped all over the language by now. Meh. |
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John Dean
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:02 am
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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Jordan Abel wrote:
| Quote: | Mike Lyle wrote:
John Dean wrote:
Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down from
his position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a position of
authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in
their time card. A person that steps down has to have been moved
up at some point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the
drones. When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps
the meaning of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched on
a post like a raptor scanning the field for movement until it was
time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step
down. When you step up to something, you address a problem or a
situation with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce
is cut in half by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are
expected to step up to the task. People who are promoted move up
rather than step up. Sometimes they move up with a little skip to
their step or they are jumped up and needn't take a step at all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things (Who
has less power than the Secretary of More Important Things) leaves
his office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping out
is supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with
fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms until
you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the side
since the person that steps aside is making a step down because
someone else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for anyone
to step forward in this situation.
I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me through it
again?
Mike (Strathspey travelling stepping, with a
forward-together-step-hop).
That's just asking for it - step outside!
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Can it be long before someone invokes the native Floridian Stepin
Fetchit?
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John Dean
Oxford |
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Ross Howard
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:06 pm
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:34:56 +0000, Laura F Spira
<laura@DRAGONspira.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrought:
| Quote: | John Dean wrote:
Mike Lyle wrote:
John Dean wrote:
Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down from
his position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a position of
authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in
their time card. A person that steps down has to have been moved up
at some point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the
drones. When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps
the meaning of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched on
a post like a raptor scanning the field for movement until it was
time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step down.
When you step up to something, you address a problem or a situation
with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce is cut in
half by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are expected to step up
to the task. People who are promoted move up rather than step up.
Sometimes they move up with a little skip to their step or they are
jumped up and needn't take a step at all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things (Who has
less power than the Secretary of More Important Things) leaves his
office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping out is
supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms until
you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the side since
the person that steps aside is making a step down because someone
else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for anyone
to step forward in this situation.
I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me through it
again?
I was a little worried the Stepford Wives might get involved. Then there
was the risk of R Cilla giving someone STS ...
STS happened as I read Tony's original post (but I was grateful for the
respite from "Tie me Kangaroo Down" which someone tossed in casually at
some point today).
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Prepare to hate me. A lot:
I'm Jake the Peg
Tiddle-iddle-iddle-um
With an extra leg
Tiddle-iddle-iddle-um
(Rolf not only used to sing that for small children, he used to wear a
flasher's raincoat when doing so. And with our licence money!)
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Ross Howard |
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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John Dean wrote:
| Quote: | Jordan Abel wrote:
Mike Lyle wrote:
John Dean wrote:
Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down
from
his position US Secretary of State.
"Stepping down" is a common phrase - at least in the US - to
mean
resigning from a job. Well, not just a job, but from a
position
of authority. Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or
turn
in their time card. A person that steps down has to have been
moved up at some point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on
slightly
elevated platforms in order to distinguish themselves from the
drones. When resigning, they literally stepped down. Or,
perhaps
the meaning of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor
perched
on a post like a raptor scanning the field for movement until
it
was time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up"
doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step
down. When you step up to something, you address a problem or a
situation with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's
workforce
is cut in half by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are
expected to step up to the task. People who are promoted move
up
rather than step up. Sometimes they move up with a little skip
to
their step or they are jumped up and needn't take a step at
all.
While a retiring executive or Secretary of Important Things
(Who
has less power than the Secretary of More Important Things)
leaves
his office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping
out
is supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with
fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms
until you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the
side since the person that steps aside is making a step down
because someone else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for
anyone to step forward in this situation.
I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me
through
it again?
Mike (Strathspey travelling stepping, with a
forward-together-step-hop).
That's just asking for it - step outside!
Can it be long before someone invokes the native Floridian Stepin
Fetchit?
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Haven't heard from Paul yet: come on, steppinwolff!
Mike. |
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Paul Wolff
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:34 am
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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In message <3010u3F2q11rgU1@uni-berlin.de>, Mike Lyle
<mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> writes
| Quote: | John Dean wrote:
Jordan Abel wrote:
Mike Lyle wrote:
John Dean wrote:
Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down
his position US Secretary of State. "Stepping down" is a
common phrase - at least in the US - to mean resigning from a job.
Well, not just a job, but from a position of authority. Ordinary
workers just resign or fade away or turn in their time card. A
has to have been moved up at some point. Perhaps at one time
executives and other nabobs worked on slightly elevated platforms
in order to distinguish themselves from the drones. When
resigning, they literally stepped down. Or, perhaps the meaning
of "post" was quite literal and a supervisor perched on a post
field for movement until it was time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up" doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later step
down. When you step up to something, you address a problem or a
situation with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's workforce
is cut in half by cost-cutting measures, the survivors are
expected to step up to the task. People who are promoted move up
rather than step up. Sometimes they move up with a little skip to
their step or they are jumped up and needn't take a step at all.
Important Things (Who
has less power than the Secretary of More Important Things)
leaves
his office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but stepping
out
is supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done with
fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms
until you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at the
side since the person that steps aside is making a step down
because someone else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for
anyone to step forward in this situation.
I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me through
it again?
Mike (Strathspey travelling stepping, with a
forward-together-step-hop).
That's just asking for it - step outside!
Can it be long before someone invokes the native Floridian Stepin
Fetchit?
Haven't heard from Paul yet: come on, steppinwolff!
You rang, Sir? As my old mate Lenin used to say, one step forward, two |
steps back. But he always did have trouble conjugating in the third
person.
My wits are addled tonight: I'm just home from a biotech seminar at Mr
Said's nice new business school, and it hurts.
--
Paul
In bocca al Lupo! |
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:04 am
Post subject: Re: Stepping Around |
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Paul Wolff wrote:
| Quote: | In message <3010u3F2q11rgU1@uni-berlin.de>, Mike Lyle
mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> writes
John Dean wrote:
Jordan Abel wrote:
Mike Lyle wrote:
John Dean wrote:
Tony Cooper wrote:
Today's headline announces that Colin Powell is stepping down
his position US Secretary of State. "Stepping down" is a
common phrase - at least in the US - to mean resigning from a
job. Well, not just a job, but from a position of authority.
Ordinary workers just resign or fade away or turn in their
time card. A has to have been moved up at some point.
Perhaps at one time executives and other nabobs worked on
slightly elevated platforms in order to distinguish
themselves
from the drones. When resigning, they literally stepped
down.
Or, perhaps the meaning of "post" was quite literal and a
supervisor perched on a post field for movement until it
was
time to step down from the post.
Even though "stepping down" means resigning, "stepping up"
doesn't
mean getting promoted to a level from which you can later
step
down. When you step up to something, you address a problem or
a
situation with vigor and enthusiasm. If a department's
workforce is cut in half by cost-cutting measures, the
survivors are expected to step up to the task. People who
are
promoted move up rather than step up. Sometimes they move up
with a little skip to their step or they are jumped up and
needn't take a step at all. Important Things (Who
has less power than the Secretary of More Important Things)
leaves
his office, he doesn't step out. Well, he might, but
stepping
out
is supposed to be done discreetly. Stepping down is done
with
fanfare.
Stepping aside seems to be the most apt of the stepping terms
until you start wondering where the aside is. It is not at
the
side since the person that steps aside is making a step down
because someone else is stepping in to do his job.
If you'd care to step inside I'd like to discuss the need for
anyone to step forward in this situation.
I don't want to sidestep this: could you boys just step me
through it again?
Mike (Strathspey travelling stepping, with a
forward-together-step-hop).
That's just asking for it - step outside!
Can it be long before someone invokes the native Floridian Stepin
Fetchit?
Haven't heard from Paul yet: come on, steppinwolff!
You rang, Sir? As my old mate Lenin used to say, one step forward,
two steps back. But he always did have trouble conjugating in the
third person.
My wits are addled tonight: I'm just home from a biotech seminar at
Mr
Said's nice new business school, and it hurts.
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At least they didn't make you read Hermann Hesse.
Mike. |
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