"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Colin Blackburn said:
This seems to be an oft used phrase in this group but is it ever used
correctly? My understanding of the phrase is that it relates to Waugh's
Scoop. When Lord Copper said something one of his minions (a particular
editor) would say, "Definitely, Lord Copper." if what was said was correct
and "Up to a point." if what was said was wrong. It is thus, AFAIUI, a
diplomatic way of telling someone that what they have said is wrong.I used to work with someone who was prone to launching into statements that
were not always correct. We used to regularly deploy the phrase "What X meant
to say was ....." to rescue the situation. I have a recollection we might
have got it from Yes Minister.
Did that someone represent the sales/marketing end of the biz, by any chance?
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-- M.