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Assuming the plane is on time, a person speaking normal English would say, "Everyone should line up now," whereas the airline representative says in OfficialSpeak over the mic, "We DO ask everyone to line up at this time."
A person speaking normal English would say: "The plane will be taking off shortly,"
whereas the Official Person says: "The plane WILL be taking off shortly."
Not "The plane will be TAKING OFF shortly,"
nor, "The PLANE will be taking off shortly," etc.
A person speaking normal English would say: "The plane will be taking off shortly,"
whereas the Official Person says: "The plane WILL be taking off shortly."
Not "The plane will be TAKING OFF shortly,"
nor, "The PLANE will be taking off shortly," etc.
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Get the xingqiu._.officialtiktok mug.The style of a statement represented as official policy or procedure which is designed to frustrate and deter a person trying to follow official channels often to the point of giving up or working outside of official channels. Commonly used by members of a bureaucracy such as health insurance or an I.T. department to obfuscate the fact that they do not know what they are talking about and just want to move on to the next request in hopes that it will be an easy task that they know how to do.
I tried getting a replacement for my slow-ass workstation, but the I.T. duder gave me some officialistic statement and sent me on a red-taped snipe hunt.
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