Timeline for Better synonym for "actionable"?
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| Nov 8, 2013 at 22:09 | vote | accept | chaos | ||
| Mar 27, 2012 at 2:14 | comment | added | Hexagon Tiling | I once worked for a company whose head was wont to use the expression "critical mass" for this concept. That is, a pet project of his that was now do-able was said to have "reached critical mass". | |
| Mar 14, 2012 at 3:57 | history | protected | Daniel | ||
| Mar 14, 2012 at 3:15 | answer | added | moonstar | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 13, 2012 at 19:03 | comment | added | James Waldby - jwpat7 | @Bidella, no, it's a managementese word. | |
| Mar 13, 2012 at 17:52 | answer | added | John Bartholomew | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 13, 2012 at 16:52 | answer | added | James Waldby - jwpat7 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 13, 2012 at 3:48 | comment | added | Bidella | Is "managementese" even a correct word? | |
| Mar 12, 2012 at 23:42 | answer | added | Hexagon Tiling | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 12, 2012 at 22:06 | answer | added | Ken N. | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 18, 2011 at 10:25 | answer | added | Michael Easter | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 18, 2011 at 9:33 | history | edited | Manoochehr |
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| Feb 24, 2011 at 21:48 | vote | accept | chaos | ||
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| Feb 24, 2011 at 19:47 | answer | added | bikeboy389 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 24, 2011 at 19:28 | answer | added | chaos | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 17:43 | answer | added | Tom Auger | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 16:44 | comment | added | tenfour | It's not meaningless. There are things that we can do something about, and there are things we cannot. X is on hold because we're waiting to hear back from the client. Y, on the other hand, is actionable. Z is not actionable because it's out of our control. X / Y / Z are all "tasks" / "objectives" / etc. We are not actually taking any action on Y, but CAN. | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 16:43 | answer | added | tenfour | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 16:21 | history | edited | chaos | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Feb 23, 2011 at 15:41 | comment | added | chaos | @ShreevatsaR: I don't think it's really as obscure as all that, but regardless, probably the best results would be obtained from going with the meaning I suggested in comments to ghoppe, of something that suggests or invites action. I am just looking to replace the word, not rewrite the sentence, and my requirements are not amenable to suasion on the grounds of treating the English language better, I'm afraid. :) | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 8:00 | comment | added | ShreevatsaR | @chaos: What I meant is that, like ghoppe's answer, "actionable" seems to be devoid of meaning: everything is 'actionable'. I cannot imagine a situation where something wasn't "actionable" and then suddenly became "actionable". You can, at most, say that we're now in a better situation to take action, or that some task has become more crucial/urgent/easier now, etc. If you're looking to not rewrite the sentence into something actually meaningful, you're probably looking for the wrong thing. :-) | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 7:49 | comment | added | chaos | @ShreevatsaR: I'm not sure what you're asking. I'm not looking for a synonym for "actionable item", I'm looking for a synonym for "actionable". The example sentence is just an example of something "actionable" might appear in, and is not an example of how I would actually be using the word. (I can't give the actual context. I realize this is a hindrance, but there's nothing to be done about it.) | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 7:38 | comment | added | ShreevatsaR | Why was it not an "actionable item" earlier? | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 7:15 | answer | added | Akshay | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 22, 2011 at 13:59 | answer | added | mplungjan | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 22, 2011 at 5:13 | answer | added | ghoppe | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 22, 2011 at 4:47 | history | edited | chaos | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Feb 22, 2011 at 4:30 | comment | added | waiwai933 | Can you give an example sentence? | |
| Feb 22, 2011 at 4:30 | history | asked | chaos | CC BY-SA 2.5 |