- Every sentence being spoken with raised intonation, even non-questioning ones. [student's are always guilty of this] - "Let's take it off-line" == I don't know much about that topic. Can we talk about it away from the meeting, so I don't look silly. - "Let's touch base" - "Pissed", in the context of being annoyed. American roots. I work for an American firm, so have many more...