Comments on: ‘Learnings’ Is A Stupid, Stupid Word http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/ The New Thing Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:55:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lolihttp://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-4144 Loli Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:36:23 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-4144 Hello,How funny it is to see so much person talking about matter of so great importance.I beg your pardon for my bad use of English as I am not a native English speaker.I was looking on the internet if the word "learnings" actually exists and found this page.And I wonder who the fuck care about its existence or not.I mean this is how language are created. People didn't woke up one day saying "Hey, I speak English now !"In most of the other languages, singular is without "s", plural is with an "s".The world changes, so the words do. Deal with it.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-4144">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Hello,

How funny it is to see so much person talking about matter of so great importance.

I beg your pardon for my bad use of English as I am not a native English speaker.

I was looking on the internet if the word “learnings” actually exists and found this page.

And I wonder who the fuck care about its existence or not.

I mean this is how language are created. People didn’t woke up one day saying “Hey, I speak English now !”

In most of the other languages, singular is without “s”, plural is with an “s”.

The world changes, so the words do. Deal with it.

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]]> By: Andreahttp://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-4114 Andrea Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:47:20 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-4114 I thought "learnings" was bad... then I heard "What's your ask?"The scary thing is, the more one hears these terms, the more one becomes acclimated to them.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-4114">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I thought “learnings” was bad… then I heard “What’s your ask?”

The scary thing is, the more one hears these terms, the more one becomes acclimated to them.

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]]> By: Timothy P.http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-4098 Timothy P. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:06:43 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-4098 In this following post by a company based in Christchurch, NZ, I found the following text:"The learnings from the UAV field trials will significantly improve the capabilities of the Martin Jetpack for first unmanned, then manned flight. "That's how I figured it is used mostly below the equator.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-4098">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> In this following post by a company based in Christchurch, NZ, I found the following text:

“The learnings from the UAV field trials will significantly improve the capabilities of the Martin Jetpack for first unmanned, then manned flight. ”

That’s how I figured it is used mostly below the equator.

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]]> By: Timothy P.http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-4097 Timothy P. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:01:14 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-4097 "Insights" is like "Learnings" or "Emails" The plural for of Insight is still "Insight" since the root word is "Sight".The plural form of Email is still "Email", since the root word is "Mail". You don't say I have "mails" in my mailbox.Everybody thinks if you just add an "s" to a word, it's plural... PLEASE!!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-4097">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> “Insights” is like “Learnings” or “Emails”
The plural for of Insight is still “Insight” since the root word is “Sight”.

The plural form of Email is still “Email”, since the root word is “Mail”. You don’t say I have “mails” in my mailbox.

Everybody thinks if you just add an “s” to a word, it’s plural… PLEASE!!

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]]> By: Timothy P.http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-4096 Timothy P. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:50:56 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-4096 >I would have thought that spelling the English language would have been more of a priority for Americans…It is not Americans using this term "learnings". It is usually found in use by New Zealanders or other "Down Unders" IMHO<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-4096">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> >I would have thought that spelling the English language would have been more of a priority for Americans…

It is not Americans using this term “learnings”. It is usually found in use by New Zealanders or other “Down Unders” IMHO

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]]> By: no thankshttp://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-3961 no thanks Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:47:33 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-3961 Saying "learnings" is a great way to sound like a hillbilly.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-3961">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Saying “learnings” is a great way to sound like a hillbilly.

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]]> By: Michael Chttp://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-3944 Michael C Fri, 28 May 2010 00:58:50 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-3944 Thank you all. I am very reassured to find I'm not alone in being distmayed, saddened and nauseated by the adoption of 'learnings' as a corporate-speak buzzword in government publications here in Queensland (Australia). Depending on context I much prefer any of 'lessons', '(new) knowledge' or 'insights'.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-3944">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Thank you all. I am very reassured to find I’m not alone in being distmayed, saddened and nauseated by the adoption of ‘learnings’ as a corporate-speak buzzword in government publications here in Queensland (Australia). Depending on context I much prefer any of ‘lessons’, ‘(new) knowledge’ or ‘insights’.

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]]> By: Billhttp://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-3930 Bill Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:26:11 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-3930 other equally suitable substitutes, "findings", "discoveries", "insights". If "learnings" was a word then these 3 along with "lessons" would be considered synonyms, but since it isn't they aren't.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-3930">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> other equally suitable substitutes, “findings”, “discoveries”, “insights”. If “learnings” was a word then these 3 along with “lessons” would be considered synonyms, but since it isn’t they aren’t.

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]]> By: Philhttp://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-3922 Phil Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:27:34 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-3922 I would have thought that spelling the English language would have been more of a priority for Americans...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-3922">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I would have thought that spelling the English language would have been more of a priority for Americans…

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]]> By: jeffreyhttp://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/157/learnings-is-a-stupid-stupid-word/comment-page-3/#comment-3884 jeffrey Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:48:22 +0000 http://blog.jeffreymcmanus.com/?p=157#comment-3884 I like "insight" a lot.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-3884">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I like “insight” a lot.

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