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Is “with all due respect” ever used as something other than conveying a lack of respect? All the times I have ever heard it the context made it clear it was saying “fuck you” without breaking decorum.
Saying it before something that is not disrespectful would be redundant at best and very confusing at worst.
“With all due respect, how’s the weather today?”
“I’m not racist but I prefer tea over coffee.”
“I’m not a pedophile but I think terminator 3 is a bad movie.”It could also mean something like, “I am going to challenge your opinion but don’t intend it as a challenge to your position”. Or even, “I respect your opinion and think you might be right, but I don’t understand it, so here’s the thing that has me confused so we can clear it up and get on the same page”.
“With all due respect” and “with all due disrespect” both contain the exact same amount of respect.
What about “with no due respect”?
That’s different; it implies one of:
- The amount of respect that is due amounts to zero.
- Some amount of respect/disrespect is due, but you are not offering that amount of respect.
This implies some respect might be due. OP’s version leaves no room for doubt.
I’m fond of saying “with all due respect, which is none” when applicable
Yeah, it’s fine - that might be all the respect that’s due.
You feel like peeing into your suit ?
