Extract from my newspaper reading this morning. The Star 16 July 2017. The article title All in A Day's Words in Politics says...
"3. I will 'take note' of the proposal - Which means the politician will do nothing. In fact, if your staff or colleague spouts the same phrase, it only amounts to the person NOT DESERVING A PAY RISE. Lazy bones syndrome? Highly likely! It's almost an expression of inertness. Amazingly, it has now become the standard 'tactical response' used by politicians to answer fellow Members of Parliament on the opposite bench during Question Time."
By the way, there 10 remarks casually and overly used by politicians. Written by Wong Chun Wai.
P/s: Muahahahaaa. I also encountered the above phares almost every hour. It's like a spontaneous answer from my working colleagues whenever our boss instructed us to take actions on certain decision. Their commonly replied was "Noted Sir."
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