If you are ever talking about someone behind there back (no!), and that person should enter the room, there’s always a few moments of uncomfortable silence as you try to think of something else to talk about. Should this happen, here’s a nice little tip to help you out.

Use the following phrase: “My code was overwriting the default Unicode directionality algorithm.” This can be preceded by phrases like “Turns out the problem was…” or, “It was a simple solution, as my…” The best thing about this line is that it easy to remember, and, unless you deal with character encoding, you most likely won’t know what it means. It sounds rather technical, though.