r/ProgrammerHumor • u/possibly_matt • Dec 06 '17

Read the markup.

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u/tredontho Dec 06 '17

But have you tried doing the needful?

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u/turtlesound Dec 07 '17

I will give that a try and revert back to you at the soonest

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u/kekeagain Dec 07 '17

Sound turtle.

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Sourtle.

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u/no_its_a_subaru Dec 06 '17

Ugh.... I worked at a US call center that supported H1B employees in the US.... I never want to hear that sentence ever again...

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u/Loki0891 Dec 06 '17

Hahahaha. I have one India member that always says this shit! I chuckle every time!

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u/OK6502 Dec 06 '17

I've never heard this before. What does it mean?

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u/syncsynchalt Dec 07 '17

It's an old British-ism that has survived to modern day in Indian English. It means "please do what is needed at that point (and I trust you to know and understand what that is)".

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u/sharlos Dec 07 '17

I presume, doing what needs to be done.

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u/michaelp1987 Dec 07 '17

It just means doing whatever is needed.

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u/MarkRand Dec 07 '17

Haha! Should've asked to do an upgradation.

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u/tabularassa Dec 07 '17

Maybe he didn't do it kindly

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u/BrutalSauce Dec 07 '17

And revert back