Need to vent about week end gun show

[enfield303t]

There is a terminology for people who criticize peoples spelling, I won't post it as I know some would be offended.

[Seaspriter]

OK, what does secondment mean?

Thanks for asking. Secondment (which is not is Webster's but it is in the Oxford dictionary) is a term of military origin that began when a battle was to ensue, and the Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery could potentially hit each other inadvertently. A senior officer from each would be "seconded" to the other's command to advise and assist the other units to ensure coordination.

Today, the word is used extensively in Commonwealth nations to refer to a person put on a temporary assignment to another company to enable a strategic alliance or joint marketing program etc to be carried out when two or more companies must synchronize and coordinate. It's amazing to work in Vancouver and Toronto, where the term is used extensively, but just go a few kilometers across the US border and everyone thinks you are talking jibberish.

BTW, because there is no word for the activity, American's don't do "secondment" but Brits, Aussies, and Canadians do. Because there is no word for this type of cross-functional integration, there is no place-holder in the brain for what the process means, thus it's seldom done in the U.S.

Keep smiling mates.

[WarPig1976]

Being seconded to another sounds much better then being a lezzie-on between two end-tities. <<< see, I told yous.....

[butlersrangers]

Second Mint?

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[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

No that is a York mint.

[mr.e moose]

More like a Peppermint Patty.

[emmagee1917]

More like a Peppermint Patty.

Ummmm...nope
Peppermint Patty Peanuts
Chris