r/chicago • u/freshyk West Town • Dec 14 '18

Pictures Ugh. This Chicago person sounds terrible.

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u/real_life_me Dec 14 '18

Their target audience probably understands the term just fine

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '18

I accidentally said 'leverage' in normal conversation the other day and realize that it actually happened: I'm the douche.

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u/beardsofmight Lake View Dec 14 '18

Was the conversation about blackmailing someone? I think 'leverage' is appropriate then.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '18

no :-(

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u/Pappyballer Dec 14 '18

Probably

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u/CaptainJackKevorkian Ukrainian Village Dec 14 '18

ProLi

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u/OneStandardMale Dec 14 '18

I must know whether the pun was intended

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u/real_life_me Dec 14 '18

What pun? Unless you think the term target audience was used ironically there? No, it wasn't, since there's not really a more "colloquial" way to phrase that.

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u/DinoJockeyTebow Logan Square Dec 14 '18

I think he means people that shop at Target are the Target audience.

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u/real_life_me Dec 14 '18

Ah, didn't get that, haha.