Could it be a smarmy way to inject the phrase insincerely?
I have the curse of an old-fashioned education where these things just jump off the page at me. Then I lose respect for the author and editor and have a hard time getting back into the groove of the article.
There are a few possible explanations for author Ian Mason:
1. It was an auto-correction that he missed. Happens to all of us all the time.
2. He got a poor public education and is the sort of chap who writes "loose" when he means "lose."
3. He made a typo and all the editors have been fired at every publication across the land.
If I were in a generous mood this morning, I'd be inclined toward #1 or #3. But, after only two cups of coffee, I'll go with #2.
It would be fun to hear Mason explain the differences between idle, idyll, and idol.
It doesn’t specify any amount of respect, only that which is due. Which in some cases is none.
Why, when stating an obvious fact, do people use the term, “with all due respect,” (note spelling of due) when there is really no respect due? It is a waste of breath to say that to Hilliary (sp), she deserves no respect.
Could it be a smarmy way to inject the phrase insincerely?
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Really, I LOATHE that expression. Most of the time when people use it they have no feelings of respect for the person, due or not due.
“With all due respect” adds dramatic effect.
Imagine him saying, “You got your ass kicked.” That sounds like something two guys talking would say to each other.
By saying “Ma’am” and “With all due respect”, he reinforces that it’s a former Secretary of State he’s talking to.
And it tones down the word “ass kicked” which is border-line acceptable in mixed company.
“Ma’am, you got your ass kicked,” is a line that endures in the brain. Not easily forgotten, like Obama’s “you didn’t build that” or Hillary’s “basket of deplorables.”
It’s proof that Bannon is a master of communication and media manipulation.
“Why, when stating an obvious fact, do people use the term, “with all due respect,” (note spelling of due) when there is really no respect due? It is a waste of breath to say that to Hilliary (sp), she deserves no respect.
Could it be a smarmy way to inject the phrase insincerely? “
Or “No offense intended” but Hillary, you suck.
At the end of the day, I get really tired of the use of trite phrases in any way, shape, manner or form.
Yes.
“Could it be a smarmy way to inject the phrase insincerely?”
I think it’s in the same category as, “Bless your heart.”