The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go beyond the pale'

Re:The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go bey... by wrs on Thursday April 04, 2024 @12:05PM (#39932204)

Also from the article: a “pale” is a fence. “Beyond the pale” used to require a suffix (e.g., “beyond the pale of reason”) but eventually by itself started to be short for “beyond the pale of acceptable behavior”.

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Re:The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go bey... by TRDRVR on Thursday April 04, 2024 @12:17PM (#39932377)

And what were those fences specifically used for pray tell.

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Re:The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go bey... by wrs on Thursday April 04, 2024 @12:20PM (#39932438)

Metaphorical boundaries of things like reason and acceptable behavior. “Beyond the pale” means outside the fence. Being “beyond the Pale of Settlement” (that is, outside the ghetto) would be a good thing.

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