Thursday, 19 July 2018

I have a problem with issues

I know I've said it before, but where have all the problems gone? They've all turned magically into "issues". No one has problems any more; just issues. When I have a problem, it's a problem. Are we all in denial? People have knee issues and hip issues and back issues, and teenage children issues. No, no, no! If you have an issue with your knee, it hurts. It's not an issue. It's a problem. And if you have an issue with a teenager, then that's definitely a problem.

Well, isn't it?

(This unimportant post was written to ensure a new password works. If you're not reading it, then the password hasn't worked. I have a big problem - yes, PROBLEM-  with passwords.)
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  1. SmitoniusAndSonata19 July 2018 at 17:59

    Not sure whether I'll be able to comment ( tending to have a colourful variety of 'issues' with Googe etc lately) but here goes

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  2. SmitoniusAndSonata19 July 2018 at 17:59

    Gosh!

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  3. Frances Garrood19 July 2018 at 22:15

    Thank you (I think!)>

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  4. Kay G.19 July 2018 at 23:10

    I totally agree with you. The young folks I work with will NEVER say "problems" and when I say that "P" word, they will even say, "don't you mean ISSUES?" Drives me nuts.

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    1. Librarian20 July 2018 at 07:48

      I imagine they reply "no problem!" when someone says "thank you" to them ;-)

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    2. Frances Garrood20 July 2018 at 14:13

      Oh good! I'm glad you agree, Kay.

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  5. Adrian Ward20 July 2018 at 07:15

    I have problems with other peoples issues.
    Noisy little sods they are.

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  6. Librarian20 July 2018 at 07:51

    Issues... "I enjoyed reading the July issue of 'Yorkshire Living', but won't buy the August issue."
    I would also say that 2018 for me was dominated by health issues - not necessarily problems, but things that needed to be dealt with.
    There are of course also problems I have to (or want to) sort out, but I can not solve other people's problems.

    Have I used both terms correctly in my comment?

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  7. rhymeswithplague20 July 2018 at 12:15

    Your new password works.

    “If you have an issue, grab a tissue.” —Shakespeare

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  8. Keith Havers20 July 2018 at 13:51

    I never know whether to pronounce it as 'iss-yoo' or 'ish-yoo'.

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    1. Frances Garrood20 July 2018 at 14:16

      I pronounce it issyoo, Keith. After all, that's the way it's spelled!

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    2. Graham Edwards22 July 2018 at 11:07

      Frances given the vagaries of pronunciation of the English language the way something is spelt is the last criteria I would think of. Having said that I, too, pronounce it issyou.

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  9. Rosemary Gemmell22 July 2018 at 09:39

    Quite true, Frances. Everything is blown out of proportion these days - why did they start naming what used to be very high winds (or even gales)?

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  10. Graham Edwards22 July 2018 at 11:18

    And I have a problem with problems. It was a word I used a lot professionally until someone pointed out that it made me (a very positive person) sound like a very negative person. It's not a word I use much now. But then I don't use issue much either.

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