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#2605155 17-Nov-2020 08:38

In your part of the world bargaining is de rigueur but it's catching on fast here too. I got so many calls and texts with crazy offers The worst part for me was the uneasiness of having pushy strangers coming to view the car at my home. Big mistake and felt unsafe. It was a real learning curve for a first timer and for me, letting a dealer have the hassle far outweighs the anxiety I felt.

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#2605157 17-Nov-2020 08:43

Eva888: In your part of the world bargaining is de rigueur but it's catching on fast here too. I got so many calls and texts with crazy offers The worst part for me was the uneasiness of having pushy strangers coming to view the car at my home. Big mistake and felt unsafe. It was a real learning curve for a first timer and for me, letting a dealer have the hassle far outweighs the anxiety I felt.

I agree. Our security and privacy is far too valuable to allow randoms in just to kick tyres.

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#2605206 17-Nov-2020 09:00

BlinkyBill:

”Onboarding” is a noun (e.g. ‘I have completed my onboarding’), and “onboard” is an adjective (e.g. ‘this ship has an onboard casino’). These terms are very widely used. Get with the times.

Maybe it's my lack of caffeine so far today, but wouldn't that be a verb rather than a noun? As in, to do something?

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#2605213 17-Nov-2020 09:31

Geektastic:

Use modern nonsense words in your own world - don't force them on everyone...😇

Unless you're Shakespeare:

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#2605214 17-Nov-2020 09:31

Eva888: In your part of the world bargaining is de rigueur but it's catching on fast here too. I got so many calls and texts with crazy offers The worst part for me was the uneasiness of having pushy strangers coming to view the car at my home. Big mistake and felt unsafe. It was a real learning curve for a first timer and for me, letting a dealer have the hassle far outweighs the anxiety I felt.

I saw something two or three weeks ago about the Palmerston North council setting up a safe parking spot in the city designated for safe trading (pickups, etc) that was under camera and in an open and public area. More of these locations would be helpful.

Here's a link: https://www.pncc.govt.nz/council-city/what-were-doing/ongoing-projects-and-programmes/safe-community/safe-trading-zone/

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#2605254 17-Nov-2020 10:23

Stu:
Eva888: In your part of the world bargaining is de rigueur but it's catching on fast here too. I got so many calls and texts with crazy offers The worst part for me was the uneasiness of having pushy strangers coming to view the car at my home. Big mistake and felt unsafe. It was a real learning curve for a first timer and for me, letting a dealer have the hassle far outweighs the anxiety I felt.

I saw something two or three weeks ago about the Palmerston North council setting up a safe parking spot in the city designated for safe trading (pickups, etc) that was under camera and in an open and public area. More of these locations would be helpful.

Here's a link: https://www.pncc.govt.nz/council-city/what-were-doing/ongoing-projects-and-programmes/safe-community/safe-trading-zone/

Great idea and I wish other Councils would come up with such a plan. In hindsight I could have arranged to meet at VTNZ car park, and only thought of it after the event when I offered full refund. After the nasty text we felt very vulnerable and daughter was insisting we report it as a scam to the police, but even that could have its repercussions. The buyer was dropped off by someone and produced folding within minutes of seeing the car, so was well prepared and probably does this often. I suspect my full refund offer wasn’t expected.

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#2605262 17-Nov-2020 10:37

geoffwnz:

BlinkyBill:

”Onboarding” is a noun (e.g. ‘I have completed my onboarding’), and “onboard” is an adjective (e.g. ‘this ship has an onboard casino’). These terms are very widely used. Get with the times.

Maybe it's my lack of caffeine so far today, but wouldn't that be a verb rather than a noun? As in, to do something?

Well, my source of authority was the Merriam-Webster dictionary, where the example came from. But, ‘onboarded’ would be a verb in this widely used example “I onboarded the new employee’s”.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onboarding

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#2605266 17-Nov-2020 10:39

BlinkyBill:

geoffwnz:

Maybe it's my lack of caffeine so far today, but wouldn't that be a verb rather than a noun? As in, to do something?

Well, my source of authority was the Merriam-Webster dictionary, where the example came from. But, ‘onboarded’ would be a verb in this widely used example “I onboarded the new employee’s”.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onboarding

The new employee's what?

Stray apostrophe's' are so annoying'.

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#2605270 17-Nov-2020 10:45

Fred99:

Geektastic:

Use modern nonsense words in your own world - don't force them on everyone...😇

Unless you're Shakespeare:

I'm happy for language users to throw out convention and be creative with words and structure ( benevolent of me isn't it).

The term for this is 'poetic license'. It's ok to disregard the rules with the aim of making something sound beautiful to the ear or to express an idea with a nuance not able to be expressed with existing words.

But trashing the rules for the sordid single-minded purposes of biz jargon?

Nah, that chips my cog something chronic.

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#2605271 17-Nov-2020 10:50

BlinkyBill:

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Well, my source of authority was the Merriam-Webster dictionary, where the example came from. But, ‘onboarded’ would be a verb in this widely used example “I onboarded the new employee’s”.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onboarding

Your source for discussion about English was an American dictionary? Ah...

This article in Colombia Journalism Review (yes, I know it's American) is interestingly pertinent.

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#2605273 17-Nov-2020 10:51

elpenguino: The term for this is 'poetic license'.

Licence. It's a noun.

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#2605279 17-Nov-2020 11:00

Behodar:

elpenguino: The term for this is 'poetic license'.

Licence. It's a noun.

😁

LOL, that's one the spill chucker never catches.

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#2605280 17-Nov-2020 11:01

Geektastic:

BlinkyBill:

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Well, my source of authority was the Merriam-Webster dictionary, where the example came from. But, ‘onboarded’ would be a verb in this widely used example “I onboarded the new employee’s”.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onboarding

Your source for discussion about English was an American dictionary? Ah...

This article in Colombia Journalism Review (yes, I know it's American) is interestingly pertinent.

It’s in my hard copy version of the OED as well, but difficult to hyperlink a hard copy authority. Your referenced article notes it is acceptable usage. You need to move on with the times - it’s no longer 1930’s pastoral England that we all live in.