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Pending 'vs' Imminent



The Merry Prankster

Pactum serva
Aug 19, 2006
5,576
Shoreham Beach
PEND
intransitive verb
To hang, as in a balance, to impend
ORIGIN: Fr pendre or L pendēre to hang;sometimes aphetic for append or for depend
pendˈing adjective
Hanging
Impending
Remaining undecided
Not fully dealt with or completed

vs.


IMMINENT /imˈi-nənt/
adjective
Impending, approaching,forthcoming
Looming, threatening
Jutting, overhanging (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L imminēns, -entis, from in upon, andminēre to project, jut

Source Chambers.

Not the same.
 




shaolinpunk

[Insert witty title here]
Nov 28, 2005
7,187
Brighton
PEND
intransitive verb
To hang, as in a balance, to impend
ORIGIN: Fr pendre or L pendēre to hang;sometimes aphetic for append or for depend
pendˈing adjective
Hanging
Impending
Remaining undecided
Not fully dealt with or completed

vs.


IMMINENT /imˈi-nənt/
adjective
Impending, approaching,forthcoming
Looming, threatening
Jutting, overhanging (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L imminēns, -entis, from in upon, andminēre to project, jut

Source Chambers.

Not the same.

Tomato tomato
 


Mo Gosfield

Well-known member
Aug 11, 2010
6,276
Didn't like the use of the word ' pending ' when I first saw it. It is normally used in context as..." pending further enquiries/ investigations."
Hanging in the balance and undecided is not what was intended and not appropriate in this instance.
Beggars the question...who the hell is drafting these press statements?
 


beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,264
context is sooo important. the conclusion of the process of dismissal is pending, the decision to dismiss has already been made. otherwise they wouldnt have said "...his dismissal...", it would have been "his suspension" or something.
 








ROSM

Well-known member
Dec 26, 2005
6,180
Just far enough away from LDC
context is sooo important. the conclusion of the process of dismissal is pending, the decision to dismiss has already been made. otherwise they wouldnt have said "...his dismissal...", it would have been "his suspension" or something.

I get what you are saying - and if the club statement had been worded that way it would have been one thing. But....

The statement at 8pm said his employment had been terminated. The only use of pending was in relation to the interim manager being appointed pending an appeal.

To use the word pending now actually shows that Gus was likely telling the truth last night. He said 'discussions had been ongoing during the day' and that he hadn't expected the announcement last night.

As mo gosfield says, who was wording the releases?

I mean it takes a special kind of cock up to seemly put Gus on the right side of an argument about semantics but somehow bhafc have managed it.
 






beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,264
To use the word pending now actually shows that Gus was likely telling the truth last night. He said 'discussions had been ongoing during the day' and that he hadn't expected the announcement last night.

quite. he hadnt expected the announcment, but knew full well what the decision was.
 


ROSM

Well-known member
Dec 26, 2005
6,180
Just far enough away from LDC
quite. he hadnt expected the announcment, but knew full well what the decision was.

Yep. Last night was a tour de force in semantics by Gus.

Given some on here are saying ( and the comment about being in discussion seems to confirm) that there was talk of a resign with dignity opportunity - possibly with cash, which seems to have been rejected by him, you have to believe that he must be really confident in his ability to win an argument in court.

This could be everybodiy's nightmare. Someone who wants to argue principles and seems to have the money to do it.
 



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