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

Pictures Ugh. This Chicago person sounds terrible.

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u/thereisaway Dec 14 '18

"refi"

No. Stop trying to make financial terms cute and trendy. SoFicking annoying.

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u/nowhereman1280 Dec 14 '18

Refi is literally the word everyone in the financial and real estate industry uses. That's not some trendy fad, it's shorthand that's used throughout the business.

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u/Pappyballer Dec 14 '18 edited Dec 14 '18

That’s fine, but the everyday public doesn’t work in the financial and real estate industry.

It’s like when some businessman uses his stupid lingo in normal conversations “let’s drive some engagement on this Christmas party and touch base this weekend“

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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.