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JohnS's avatar

"Bespoke" became a cool kids word on Wall Street about 10 years ago. Having been in the biz for 25 years at the time, I had to look it up. And then I found, as was often the case, there was a perfectly acceptable word - "customized" - that had been around since forever, but apparently wasn't cool enough.

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Will's avatar

Yeah. It's also "Britspeak". My wife's English magazines use it for anything custom-made. Look at the prices of the 'bespoke' goods and another word comes to mind....'outrageously expensive'.

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Shan's avatar

Yuppers

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Scott E. Thiele's avatar

What did I tell you about Yeppers.

Oh I love the office.

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HardeeHo's avatar

Bespoke is the British way of customized. Bit gobsmacked to see it used by Yanks. Tut, tut, you see, my fine fellow.

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Michele's avatar

LOL same as "cured" for those ballots getting "fixed"....

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SCA's avatar

Don't forget "interrogated" to mean examined, or even just "read."

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The Ungovernable's avatar

I just finished interrogating the last Stephen King novel.

It was pretty good. Although it did cry a lot at the end.

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SCA's avatar

Considering Stephen King's addiction to the slow excruciating death of women characters, I'd enjoy interrogating him in the traditional way, really.

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The Ungovernable's avatar

Aww snap! ЁЯШН

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Bandit's avatar

The newest one out?

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