To mark the @FinancialTimes return to Bracken House, here's the great Michael Holman's guide to what the news desk and reporters say and what they really mean.
"It's all there" = It needs a complete rewrite.
1/5

Holman's guide to desk and reporter speak.
"Can it hold for Monday?" = Is it boring?
2/5

Holman's guide to desk and reporter speak.
"The story won't hold" = I got it from the Guardian correspondent.
3/5

Holman's guide to desk and reporter speak.
"I wrote that a year ago" = I've missed the story.
4/5

Holman's guide to desk and reporter speak.
"One of my sources" = Embassy press officer.
5/5