THINGS THAT ARE 'CRISP':
A new ten-pound note
A lawn on a Winter morning when there is a ground frost
Dehydrated Autumn leaves
A piece of burnt toast
Hair that has been excessively styled and sprayed with hairspray.
So, the word describes things that are very cold / very hot / very dry.
Except in this office, where people are using the word 'crisp' on a daily basis to mean 'in a timely fashion', 'prompt' or 'on the ball'. Now, I know the word can carry this meaning, but people are using it all the time, in sentences such as "He's not that crisp at updating his diary"; "you're very crisp today", etc.etc. It seems to be all the rage. No doubt it's a form of corporate speak spreading rapidly across the City. Roll on the day when it is considered as passe as 'to flag up', 'going forward', 'in the ballpark', etc. I've certainly had more than enough of it already.
A new ten-pound note
A lawn on a Winter morning when there is a ground frost
Dehydrated Autumn leaves
A piece of burnt toast
Hair that has been excessively styled and sprayed with hairspray.
So, the word describes things that are very cold / very hot / very dry.
Except in this office, where people are using the word 'crisp' on a daily basis to mean 'in a timely fashion', 'prompt' or 'on the ball'. Now, I know the word can carry this meaning, but people are using it all the time, in sentences such as "He's not that crisp at updating his diary"; "you're very crisp today", etc.etc. It seems to be all the rage. No doubt it's a form of corporate speak spreading rapidly across the City. Roll on the day when it is considered as passe as 'to flag up', 'going forward', 'in the ballpark', etc. I've certainly had more than enough of it already.
