Overheard, to my sorrow

Overheard from another table this morning at breakfast in a public setting:

"This change is necessitating reorging."

Arrghh. No confirmation at this time whether the speaker was actually David Brent.

5 thoughts on “Overheard, to my sorrow”

Karen McLeod February 19, 2008 at 9:50 am

Was the person a native speaker of American English? Or is this a previously unknown language?
weldon VII February 19, 2008 at 10:24 am

Did the speaker hold an endowed chair?
James D McCallister February 19, 2008 at 11:26 am

You had breakfast at the White House? Impressive. I misunderestimated your connections, Brad.
Brad Warthen February 19, 2008 at 12:38 pm

Yes, that was my subliminable message. And no, weldon, the context wasn’t academic. From what I heard in spite of my effort not to, it had to do with private non-profits.
weldon VII February 20, 2008 at 12:11 am

Subliminable? I resemble that remark.