It’s that time of year, peak holiday time. Except that no-one wants to admit they are on holiday. Instead, everyone now says they are “on leave” or if the reply emails that I am receiving are anything to go by :“I am on annual leave. Please contact me after August 21” ..
Annual leave? What does that even mean? Sounds to me as though you’ve been finally let out of the army or given a few days off probation even, and are now free to scamper home for a day or two or go Awol. It could even suggest that you’re on sabbatical or taken a year away.
