On "graciously" accepting

[Techno-Turkey]

I think this one would be cool
(Talk like Napoleon Dynamite )

Gosh, what took ya so long................or something like that

[AndyB]

"Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god **** customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?" - Tom Smykowski, Office Space


Sorry, this just all made me think of this. I hope you get my point.

[cbudrecki]

Proabaly one of my biggest pet peeves is when teams go to the extent of "Team XXX graciously and professionally accepts." How unprofessional!

[JaneYoung]

This is a fun thread about this same topic.
Enjoy!

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=55992

[Tetraman]

Putting the "Gratiously Accept" phrase into proper English is like trying to put anything that Yoda said in proper English.

The saying works best as it works best, don't dwell on how it should be said.

[gblake]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

Putting the "Gratiously[sic] Accept" phrase into proper English is like trying to put anything that Yoda said in proper English. The saying works best as it works best, don't dwell on how it should be said.

You lost me there buddy.

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Regardless... Everyone,

To reiterate (for the nth time), one should not declare one's own actions "gracious" when accepting an invitation. Other folks are given the pleasure of doing that.

English is a marvelous and powerful language (or amalgam of languages, if you prefer) that can be a powerful tool when wielded competently. Take a hint from the mentor community (the recommendations from many respected members of the FIRST community are not hard to find. For example: Take look at the Woodie Flowers award criteria) and pursue mastery of English communication as diligently as you pursue any other skill or craft used by your FIRST team.

It will pay off. If I invited a job applicant (English is their native language) to lunch during an interview and they replied that they "Graciously accepted my offer.", they would lose "points" for misunderstanding a simple English word.

Blake

[AndyB]

Keep in mind that saying Graciously Accept 99.9999% of the time is only being said as a way to say yes. I highly doubt the person saying it actually considers their own actions to be gracious. Thinking that they actually are considering their own actions to be gracious is, from what im getting at, a large assumption.

Students say this because they have heard it said before. Probably not because they mean it literally. I agree, we need a new phrase to catch on, but please don't consider a student who says this to be "ungracious". Unprofessional maybe, but not ungracious. I'm sure they are very happy to be picked no matter what.

[alex1699]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

How about you just go up and pretend like you're speechless. just act completely floored: open and close your mouth a few times without saying anything, and then finally just sort of nod your head yes.

T hat is almost as good as diet water.