Do the needful

[SandEagle]

i've dealt with many, many Indian clients and chatted with them on technical forums and most always use this phrase "do the needful". wth does that even mean? anyone else ever hear/see it?

 

[VenomXTF]

Yea, all the time. It's become an inside joke between some of us.

 

[mugs]

It's their way of saying "git-r-done"

 

[nakedfrog]

Sometimes you has to please do the needful.

 

[SonnyDaze]

I'm not Indian, but to me it sounds like someone is saying they need to take a crap.

 

[nixium]

Originally posted by: SandEagle
i've dealt with many, many Indian clients and chatted with them on technical forums and most always use this phrase "do the needful". wth does that even mean? anyone else ever hear/see it?

OK, what do you *think* it means? Seriously.

I knew the internet is messing up English skills, but this is reaching retard-level.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_the_needful

 

[kevman]

Originally posted by: mugs
It's their way of saying "git-r-done"

:laugh:

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Never heard it, but it makes no sense.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Never heard it before, but it makes sense. Some of you suck at figuring things out.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Never heard it before, but it makes sense. Some of you suck at figuring things out.

No, it doesn't make sense. You can't 'do' an adjective.

 

[SagaLore]

Its a polite way of saying, do what has to be done.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Never heard it before, but it makes sense. Some of you suck at figuring things out.

In terms of adhering to proper English usage, it is wrong. If you want to interpret it as "Do what is necessary", that would be correct.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: SandEagle
i've dealt with many, many Indian clients and chatted with them on technical forums and most always use this phrase "do the needful". wth does that even mean? anyone else ever hear/see it?

you got it wrong...

it's "Please be doing the needful"


it's their way of saying.. "do it now, fucktard"

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: VenomXTF
Yea, all the time. It's become an inside joke between some of us.

This

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: SandEagle
i've dealt with many, many Indian clients and chatted with them on technical forums and most always use this phrase "do the needful". wth does that even mean? anyone else ever hear/see it?

you got it wrong...

it's "Please be doing the needful"


it's their way of saying.. "do it now, fucktard"

lol :laugh:

 

[spidey07]

This is so reposty.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: nixium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_the_needful

Whoa, I'd thought it was just a language barrier thing.