Have you noticed that the phrase "I object in the strongest terms" is doing the opposite of what it says? - ThreadSky

zachweinersmith.bsky.social • 66 days ago

Have you noticed that the phrase "I object in the strongest terms" is doing the opposite of what it says?

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danielpratt.co.uk•66 days ago

"I am being very clear"

godot9.bsky.social•66 days ago

I'm shocked!

encephalophagy.bsky.social•66 days ago

It's the "with all due respect" of wishy-washy collaborators

timlagor.bsky.social•66 days ago

I find that "with all due respect" often indicates far *more* respect is given than is actually due

pyeend.bsky.social•66 days ago

It's as meaningful as "I would like to apologise most sincerely" - which is never followed by a sincere apology

fanscapes1.bsky.social•66 days ago

With all due respect….

mistersql.bsky.social•66 days ago

With a stentorian voice, I'm objecting with the brawniest, most muscular, burly terms which will surely beat the crap out of your terms.

mary-colinchisholm.bsky.social•66 days ago

it acts as a pro forma mush-ifying prefix like 'mis' and 'dis' do for information when you don't want to risk saying 'lies'.

kimmokm.bsky.social•66 days ago

Yes; it's basically the equivalent of thoughts and prayers: actually doing nothing.

kos.gd•66 days ago

That's just like saying "Curses!" instead of "¥÷^€©¢&#"

bitchpudding314.bsky.social•66 days ago

About as much as this I suppose

laustia.bsky.social•66 days ago

It's opposite term.

clysy.bsky.social•66 days ago

Does make you wonder, just what are the strongest terms?

eugenehetzel.bsky.social•66 days ago

A lease

wanderinghumanoid.bsky.social•66 days ago

That's because the complete sentence would be "I object in the strongest terms (that I'm allowed to use, you motherfucker)."

sleepyzane.bsky.social•66 days ago

politics is about doing nothing but making it seem like youre doing as much as humanly possible.

barzai.com•66 days ago

“This sentence is false,” I objected, in the strongest possible terms.

prettyhatmachine.bsky.social•66 days ago

I believe Rage Against The Machine had some song lyrics that said that far better?

nevadajones.bsky.social•66 days ago

But it does work out if you then proceed to list said strongest terms.

eugenehetzel.bsky.social•66 days ago

Yes. Which is why I call it out as bs.

robinbobcat.bsky.social•66 days ago

I think it was one of those sayings you would get from the folks for whom the method by which your monocle popped out determined exactly how shocked you were...

medusasblade.bsky.social•66 days ago

I KNOW! LIKE WHEN AN OPPONENT STATES CALMLY:

"I MOST VEHEMENTLY OBJECT."

WHAT--?!

NO YOU DON'T!

THAT IS, BY DEFINITION, **NOT** "VEHEMENTLY!"

habitrenadoods.bsky.social•66 days ago

No, I can't say I have noticed that?

cburke.bsky.social•66 days ago

"No, you person in the strongest terms."

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