Not 'Sooner' (like Oklahoma). But "soonest." As in, "need soonest," standing alone as a complete phrase.
What the hell does that mean? In my line of work we have some crazy office language. In particular we use the term "suspense" when we are describing when we want a task completed by someone (or when we need to have a task done ourselves).
Example -
Director Bob: Well Jimbo, I need this document reviewed and chopped for the Director of Groundhog Systems. Your suspense is COB Thursday.
Jimbo: Sure thing sir!
"Suspense" is seemingly obscure too, but it's at least a noun instead of an adverb being thrown in all willy-nilly.
But really, saying "Need soonest" is just terrible penmanship. The only thing worse is that it's commonly used.
Let's take a look -
Supervisor Carrol: Get me a read-ahead on the average consumption of Bubble Yum by Canadian grizzly bears. Need soonest.
Intern Greg: Wtf, mate? When?
While I understand that our language is pretty effed up on its own, it's reasonable to think it's perhaps a shortened version of a more complete phrase with implied words specifically omitted for brevity's sake. Does this work?
'I need this as soonest possible,' Nope, doesn't work.
'Need the widget the soonest you can.' C'mon.
Okay I can't think of any more because it none of it sounds right!
'Need quickly." Hey that sounds good.
'Need soon." Now we're talking.
But wait, those don't imply the gravity at which I need this action done! Oh? That's what ASAP, or even "as soon as possible" is for.
What the hell does that mean? In my line of work we have some crazy office language. In particular we use the term "suspense" when we are describing when we want a task completed by someone (or when we need to have a task done ourselves).
Example -
Director Bob: Well Jimbo, I need this document reviewed and chopped for the Director of Groundhog Systems. Your suspense is COB Thursday.
Jimbo: Sure thing sir!
"Suspense" is seemingly obscure too, but it's at least a noun instead of an adverb being thrown in all willy-nilly.
But really, saying "Need soonest" is just terrible penmanship. The only thing worse is that it's commonly used.
Let's take a look -
Supervisor Carrol: Get me a read-ahead on the average consumption of Bubble Yum by Canadian grizzly bears. Need soonest.
Intern Greg: Wtf, mate? When?
While I understand that our language is pretty effed up on its own, it's reasonable to think it's perhaps a shortened version of a more complete phrase with implied words specifically omitted for brevity's sake. Does this work?
'I need this as soonest possible,' Nope, doesn't work.
'Need the widget the soonest you can.' C'mon.
Okay I can't think of any more because it none of it sounds right!
'Need quickly." Hey that sounds good.
'Need soon." Now we're talking.
But wait, those don't imply the gravity at which I need this action done! Oh? That's what ASAP, or even "as soon as possible" is for.
