Business as usual

[dinha]

What does this expression mean? Is there only one definition for it ? can it be understood differently depending on the context?

Thanks

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by dinha

What does this expression mean? Is there only one definition for it ? can it be understood differently depending on the context?

Thanks

"Business as usual" means nothing has changed. It should be understood in any context.

[curmudgeon]

You will sometimes see a sign outside a shop saying 'business as usual' perhaps when the window has been broken or a road has been dug up. It means we are still operating as before.

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by curmudgeon

You will sometimes see a sign outside a shop saying 'business as usual' perhaps when the window has been broken or a road has been dug up. It means we are still operating as before.

In the US, that would be "We are open".

[dinha]

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

In the US, that would be "We are open".

Thank you very much again for your help. The original sentence where business as usual was used is: Hope all is well is well with you.Here, it is business as usual. The semester is grinding toward completion. We have three weeks of classes left and two weeks for thanksgiving.

Can business as usual be understood as the speaker has been busy with work? Or business as usual van be understood as nothing has changed?

Thanks again!!

[curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by dinha

Thank you very much again for your help. The original sentence where business as usual was used is: Hope all is well is well with you.Here, it is business as usual. The semester is grinding toward completion. We have three weeks of classes left and two weeks for thanksgiving.

Can business as usual be understood as the speaker has been busy with work? Or business as usual van be understood as nothing has changed?

Thanks again!!

Here it means that everything is carrying on as normal

[BobK]

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

In the US, that would be "We are open".

During the Blitz (bombing of London during the Second World War) a shop that had had half its frontage demolished - where most such shops had signs that said 'Business as usual' - had a sign that said 'Open - rather more than usual'.

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