LucyMandala
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South African expat in Mauritius
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South African
Lives in Grand Bay
Registration: 28 September 2015
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The Needful, the Necessary, the Same. Noooooo!!! Stop it! by Neo-UK
Why, in Mauritius, am I being bombarded with the overuse and total abuse of these terms? Everywhere I go, everyone I speak to in a professional or business capacity, they all say "I will do the needful" or "the same" referring ...
I googled "doing the needful" and Wikipedia says: "Do the needful" is an expression (considered archaic in some regions) which means "do that which is necessary", with the respectful implication that the other party is ... Read More