The word 'engage'.

[lynbrown]

Why do people use the word engage when they mean talk? It drives me mad. Teachers 'engage' with their pupils, social workers 'engage' with their clients, ....is it the latest buzz word?

[China Doll]

I guess engage implies talking as well as listening.

[Quesadilla]

Cpt. Jean Luc Picard says "Engage" and it seems to work for him and if you are going to criticize the captain of the Starship Enterprise i will have to ask you to step outside!

[ChuckFickens]

I think we should push the envelope to touch base and engage in some thought showers to enable us to think outside the box and hopefully we can come up with a proactive solution to this problem

[theonlyone]

It's a load of bull ..as in "have you got a window"
just speak English ..

[sn�gged]

...or we could just go down the pub Chuck...

[ChuckFickens]

Sounds like a better plan to me!

[theonlyone]

chuck see you in the pub later ..
good idea ..

[johnny.5]

I think I will engage myself with a bit of after dinner mastication

[ChuckFickens]

surely mastication is more useful during dinner?

[cazzz1975]

he may be the type that regurgitates

[stewey]

Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it.

[johnny.5]

no i had some meat stuck between my teeth

[cazzz1975]

meat stuck between you teeth is fun for the whole evening, a lot of wiggling your tongue in your teeth, drooling then finally employing a toothpick

[johnny.5]

yes it is fun and just to add to the excitement its Irish meat .

[B00]

OK- getting back to the whole engage thing- when a baby's head is engaged...who is it talking to??

[cazzz1975]

<<< gob like a turbine

[cazzz1975]

its negotiating its way out?

[JonnyBoy12]

You would prefer us all to have "social intercourse" then? No, I said "social" not what you all thought I said!