request Archives – A Way with Words

Does Please Make a Request Optional?

Posted by Grant Barrett on October 6, 2012 · 1 Comment

trade

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 14, 2008 · Add Comment

Kelly day

Posted by Grant Barrett on July 31, 2007 · Add Comment

dormcest

Posted by Grant Barrett on January 12, 2007 · Add Comment

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cross-decking

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 9, 2004 · Add Comment

cross-decking n.— «Cross decking is for, and I think we all in one way or another suffer from it, it’s when you have an officer and enlisted who possesses a specialty that is so unique and so low in numbers that when you’re operating at the type of tempo we’re operating sometimes that individual’s value is [...]
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punch list

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 17, 2004 · Add Comment

punch list n.— «It has run into problems with some companies that have not developed the “punch list” of digital-age surveillance capabilities requested by law enforcement approved by the FCC under CALEA» —“Lawmakers See Problems in Justice’s Request For FCC to Ensure Electronic Wiretap Capabilities” by Lynn Stanton Telecommunications Reports Sept. 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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