Reach out!

[MrBen]

Anyone else annoyed with this Americanism infecting the British workplace? I'm doing some work for a London based customer of ours at the moment and constantly being asked to "reach out" to Briana in New York etc.

It just sounds wrong with a British accent and its doing my head in. Where does it come from? What does it all mean?

Please Stop!

[Nero]

I email US people quite often through work, and they inevitably reply 'thanks so much for reaching out to us', which is US overkill for 'thankyou for contacting me'.

[HAL9000]

its doing my head in

Didn't stop you from reaching out to us for advice, though - did it?

[woofmarkthedog]

In brief

"I'm reaching "

( physically )

W**F

[Michael Palaeologus]

To coin an Ameicano-Scottish phrase:

"To reach outwith .............."

[ianr]

The spirit of the Four Tops clearly lives on. Next time, sing it them. http://www.mp3lyrics.org/f/four-tops/reach-out-ill-be-there/

[louisiana]

I'm retching.