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What Phrase Or Saying Do You Find Insulting But Shouldn't?
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Hope that makes sense.
There are a few things said that insult (maybe that's too strong a word) but are not meant to.
An example, recently a friend done me a big favour and when i thanked him he said "That's ok i would do it for anyone".
I know he meant well but i read it as the fact he would do it for anyone and not just me meant "you're not special to me, im just a nice guy".
I know he didnt mean that.
What other phrases can you think of?
There are a few things said that insult (maybe that's too strong a word) but are not meant to.
An example, recently a friend done me a big favour and when i thanked him he said "That's ok i would do it for anyone".
I know he meant well but i read it as the fact he would do it for anyone and not just me meant "you're not special to me, im just a nice guy".
I know he didnt mean that.
What other phrases can you think of?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Very little offends me. I do get a little annoyed by "with the greatest of respect", because it means the direct opposite generally. This is generally worse from someone who is no expert in your area and has discovered this via Google.
But I take the view that people may attempt to offend me or speak with inadvertence. How they behave is not my issue; how I respond to it is.
But I take the view that people may attempt to offend me or speak with inadvertence. How they behave is not my issue; how I respond to it is.
// I do get a little annoyed by "with the greatest of respect", because it means the direct opposite generally.//
very amusing vignetter in Rick Jolly's Red and Green Life Machine ( Falklands War) - when Ross Adderley a comtemporary of mine says that to an Admiral of the Fleet - and what he says about the opposite meaning
very amusing vignetter in Rick Jolly's Red and Green Life Machine ( Falklands War) - when Ross Adderley a comtemporary of mine says that to an Admiral of the Fleet - and what he says about the opposite meaning
//you must be just an eentsy bit put out when they ask - and what do you do full time ?// I always believe that if people have to ask such a question it is not because they want an answer, but they want a reaction.
The one I am regularly asked is "how do you sleep at night?" - my response varies from "very well, thank you" to "with a cat on my chest" or "naked, apart from pearls".
The one I am regularly asked is "how do you sleep at night?" - my response varies from "very well, thank you" to "with a cat on my chest" or "naked, apart from pearls".
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