This is another collection from recent meetings and trips. It works best if you can find a native English speaker with exposure to corporate America to elaborate on the finer points that I cannot cover well here.
* We looked into those peculiar I/O response times. [We looked into those unusual I/O response times.]
* There is some funkiness in those numbers. [There is something hard to explain in those numbers.]
* The task fell below the line we have time for it. [We don't have time to do that task.]
* They got a truck load of compute power. [They got plenty compute power.]
* This new issue is a fly in the ointment for the project. [This new issue is unfortunately a small drawback for the perfect project.]
* There's no steady drumbeat for it from our field yet, but there are a trickle of requests starting to come in. [There is no steady request for it from our field yet, but there are a few requests starting to come in.]
* I would definitely take any IDC prediction with a grain (or a bucket) of
salt, as they are always wrong. [I would definitely take any IDC prediction with some reservations, as they are always wrong.]
* This would have prevented the fire drill that we just had. [This would have prevented the incident that we just had.]
* It's close enough, and I don't want to muddy up the waters. [It is close enough, and I don't want to mess things up.]
* What we observed jives with the driver log messages. [What we observed is consistent with the driver log messages.]
* We need to come to ground on this pronto. [We need to converge and have action plans quickly.]
* We need to come to ground on this pronto. [We need to converge and have action plans quickly.]
* Make sure that we can tread water in that situation. [Make sure that we can hang in there in that situation.]
