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You can trust me! mwahahaha!!!!

Posted by Lotg on September 17, 2004

In Reply to: With all due respect posted by Brian from Shawnee on September 16, 2004

: : : : : when is the phrase"no offence" used?

: : : : When saying something that would normally be offensive, but the speaker does not intend it to be. For example - 'no offence, but I hate your tie.'

: : : : In my experience, people tend to use it when they have been, or are about to be, extremely offensive!

: : : : DFG

: : : It's like the phrase..'with all due respect'....I think the thing you said was really stupid."

: : With all due respect, I think this phrase can be used less offensively than is the case with the translation given, as when the respect is "due" to someone not present. Perhaps this situation is uncommon, but it does occur. SS

: I can think of another uncommon use of "with all due respect". Macabre children's author Lemony Snicket includes in each book (and on his website) an admonishment to his readers to find something else to read, and closes these letters with "with all due respect, Lemony Snicket".

Sounds a lot like they both fall into the category of 'you can trust me' and 'the cheques in the mail'. For some reason, whenever I tell my stepdaughter to 'trust me', she looks at me suspiciously then runs a mile. Hmmmm.... smart kid!!!

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