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[ciroccoj]

"Ever notice how, whenever somebody starts with 'With all due respect,' they always follow up with something that shows no respect whatsoever?"

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[officerjudy.livejournal.com]

yep. same thing as when they say "no offense, but..." it's usually something that's MEANT to be offensive.

[lizzie-omalley.livejournal.com]

I have always read (or heard) "with all due respect" as a cynical comment, an intro where the hidden meaning was that the person speaking didn't really have a whole lot of respect for the listener but that the listener was a person of position.

[daf9.livejournal.com]

Sometimes. But I know personally that sometimes I use the phrase in an attempt to politely express a difference of opinion. A version of YMMV as it were. In my opinion, not all differences of opinion are meant to be taken as disrespectful.

[ladystarstruck.livejournal.com]

With all due respect, what are you talking about?? I never heard of that. You must be crazy.