Top 20 Engineering Terminologies

WHAT SHE/HE SAYS vs. WHAT SHE/HE MEANS

 
 1. A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED
    - We are still pissing in the wind.
 
 2. CLOSE PROJECT COORDINATION
    - We know whom to blame.
 
 3. EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON FRESH APPROACH TO THE
    PROBLEM.
    - We blew it up last time. We'll start all over again.
 
 4. MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH
    - It works ok, but looks very hi-tech
 
 5. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS BELIEVED ASSURED
    - We are so far behind schedule, that the customer is happy to
      get delivery
 
 6. PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE
    - The darn thing blew up when we threw the switch
 
 7. TEST RESULTS WERE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING
    - It works!!!, and are we surprised!
 
 8. THE ENTIRE CONCEPT WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED
    - The only guy who understood the thing quit.
 
 9. IT IS IN THE PROCESS
    - It is so wrapped in red tape that the situation is about
      hopeless.
 
 10. WE WILL LOOK INTO IT
     - Forget it! we got enough problems for now.
 
 11. PLEASE NOTE AND INITIAL
     - let's spread the responsibility for this.
 
 12. GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR THINKING
     - We'll listen to what you have to say as long as it doesn't
       interfere with what we have already done
 
 13. GIVE US YOUR INTERPRETATION
     - I can't wait to hear this bull!
 
 14. SEE ME or LET'S DISCUSS
     - Come to my office, I'm lonely
 
 15. ALL NEW
     - Parts are not interchangeable with previous design
 
 16. RUGGED
     - Too heavy to lift
 
 17. LIGHTWEIGHT
     - Lighter than rugged
 
 18. YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT
     - One finally worked.
 
 19. ENERGY SAVING
     - Achieved when the power is switch is off
 
 20. NO MAINTENANCE
     - IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX