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as i keep saying and it's a little bit frankly even a bit impersonal it's not unfriendly but it's not friendly it's just very much i'm gonna get this job done for you and sounds yeah neutral in that way

Hmm, let me check the system.

It looks like the housekeeping crew is just finishing up, so we should have your keys ready in short order.

Now, if you'd like to wait in the lounge, I'll come find you shortly, the second the room is cleared.

For sure.

It doesn't seem like it's going to take very long.

Yes, so this example is going to be showing a project manager checking in with their assistant about a contract that needs to be signed before an important meeting.

Do you have that signed contract from the legal department yet?

The client is going to be here in 10 minutes.

All right, perfect, thank you.

All right, this time we heard a project manager discussing a signed contract with their assistant and asking if it's gonna be ready because the client is arriving soon.

And the assistant tells them not to worry, the legal department is gonna be sending the final review and signed contract over very soon and it'll be ready in short order.

So I think this assistant has said in short order instead of right away or soon to really emphasize that they're taking it seriously and that this manager can expect it by the time the client gets there.

And I think in short order here really shows that they're taking it seriously and being professional about it.

I could take a stab in the dark, but no, I really don't know what it means.

It just means as soon as possible.

Absolutely, Andrew.

It was a great lesson.

I enjoyed talking about these expressions.

Bye now.