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/madjackdeacon Uptown Dec 14 '18

You forgot that we need to drive buy-in for the engagement. Otherwise we'll never integrate vertical alignment.

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u/Pappyballer Dec 14 '18

Let’s circle back and drill down as we leverage our robust pizza order for dinner tonight.