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22 Jan 2011, 3:16 pm

yellowtamarin wrote:
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I always interpret it as they aren't saying it to be offensive and don't take it the wrong way like "No offense but you have a very bad landlord."
"No offense but I think you are being paranoid"
"No offense but aren't you worried about what people will think?"


But I have never seen anyone say it and then say something offensive.


Regardless of what they mean by it, it rubs me up the wrong way every time. It sounds like they are being really lazy in their speech and their efforts to "not offend". To refer to one of your examples, I would probably not be offended if someone said to me "You know, I think you are being paranoid", but by putting "No offense but" at the beginning...well now I'm offended!


What if they said it at the end of their sentence?


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22 Jan 2011, 3:26 pm

This one drives me crazy.

"Pardon the bologna, but aren't you a weenie bit older?"

I'm immature...give me a break! :roll:


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22 Jan 2011, 7:37 pm

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"I could care less".

Really? Does this mean you DO care?


This drives me craaazy. I let most grammatical errors slide, but this one makes me flinch every time.


I'm often guilty of misusing that one. But I could(n't) care less.


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23 Jan 2011, 12:22 am

League_Girl wrote:
yellowtamarin wrote:
League_Girl wrote:
I always interpret it as they aren't saying it to be offensive and don't take it the wrong way like "No offense but you have a very bad landlord."
"No offense but I think you are being paranoid"
"No offense but aren't you worried about what people will think?"


But I have never seen anyone say it and then say something offensive.


Regardless of what they mean by it, it rubs me up the wrong way every time. It sounds like they are being really lazy in their speech and their efforts to "not offend". To refer to one of your examples, I would probably not be offended if someone said to me "You know, I think you are being paranoid", but by putting "No offense but" at the beginning...well now I'm offended!


What if they said it at the end of their sentence?


Hmm I reckon it would still bug me: "I think you are being paranoid, no offense"...yep. It is the shortening of the statement more than anything else I think.



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23 Jan 2011, 12:27 am

The whole "no offense, but..." concept galls me, also.

When the words "irony" and "awkward" (among others) are misused (which occurs commonly), I tend to get annoyed.



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07 Jul 2011, 9:42 pm

Why though?

If someone thinks they are a person who gets offended easily...then they can turn away.

Plus, what if the person gets less attacks from it for standing up for their thoughts.