Comment on "With all due respect" could imply that no respect is due and therefore none is given

TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Another backhanded “positive action” comment is “I’m going to give that the attention it deserves” and nine times out of ten it will be absolute fucking rot so no, that’s going to the bottom of the list. Cheers though.

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• pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Somehow that never occurred to me.

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  • Forester@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I use it a lot.

    It’s corporate speak for please shut up and listen.

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    • Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I got it! You work for alphabet.

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    • RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      For me it means I put all the respect I can bring up not to punch you and at least sound respectful, but you’re an idiot and what you want is bullshit.

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