You haven't been in a situation with no time for pleasantries then. I agree as a polite excuse it qualifies. As a statement of fact you should sit down, shut up, and see what you can do to help.
"I'm not going to dignify that with a response." isn't a pleasantry either, it's a more brief form of "Just so we're clear, I'm not distracted and I did hear you, I'm just ignoring you."
It's an open secret in media training that "no comment" as a response to a question is in fact a comment.
Clients are usually advised to just say nothing.
21 Comments
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 39 pts · 1y
There’s time for one pleasantry. Good day, sir.
M137@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
That's two.
Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 1y
“No time for pleasantries” isn’t a pleasantry. It’s just a statement.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 1y
Aside from friendly intent I'd say it's close enough
Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Yeah. Kinda falls in a grey area of colloquialism. I wouldn’t say it comes off as friendly on its own.
It’s more… neutral? Either way…. Didn’t mean to split hairs.
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
You haven't been in a situation with no time for pleasantries then. I agree as a polite excuse it qualifies. As a statement of fact you should sit down, shut up, and see what you can do to help.
nexguy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I'm not going to post a reply to this.
Wytch@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 1y
"But you just did! ...wait!"
MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 1y
tailored* response
pimento64@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y
"I'm not going to dignify that with a response." isn't a pleasantry either, it's a more brief form of "Just so we're clear, I'm not distracted and I did hear you, I'm just ignoring you."
lemurian_time_sorcery@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
it's a response though
pimento64@sopuli.xyz · -3 pts · 1y
Use your context clues.
Boozilla@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
The literal-minded still struggling with figurative speech, I see.
ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
What do you see?
FeloniousPunk@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1y
Obligatory linkage
rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
No comment
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
No time for pedantry
K4mpfie@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
It's an open secret in media training that "no comment" as a response to a question is in fact a comment. Clients are usually advised to just say nothing.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 2 pts · 1y
I would be a terrible client for a PR firm. Media would ask me for a comment, and I'd make up some goofy sound effects they could quote.
K4mpfie@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
"What do you say about the rape allegations against you?"
"Womp Womp"
SuiXi3D@fedia.io · 1 pts · 1y
That's a good NOFX song...