[rescue] FW: Sun Microsystems to Cut Jobs, Sees Wider-Than-Expected Loss

[Dave McGuire]

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On October 5, Doctor Obnox Son of a Bitch wrote:
> > Michael Lehman, chief financial officer, said in a conference call Friday morning that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks "significantly impacted" the last two to three weeks of Sun's fiscal first quarter, forcing the company to issue an earnings warning. Mr. Lehman said the impact of the terrorist attacks won't be limited to only the first quarter. However, the financial chief said Sun's goal is to be profitable in its June quarter.
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> When did "impact" become a verb? GAhhh! It sets my teeth on edge to hear the word
> used that way!! What's wrong with "affect"?

  It's suitspeak, man.  When I get some Free Time(tm) I plan to
implement a filter that bit-buckets any email containing any of the
words or phrases in my "suitspeak" archive:

moving forward
going forward
team player
enterprise
showcases
intranet
global leader
microsoft
action item
isdn
key
touch base
committed
visionary
growth opportunity
win-win
synergistic


    -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD