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[–] K4mpfie@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 points 2 months ago

"What do you say about the rape allegations against you?"

"Womp Womp"

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

That's a good NOFX song...

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"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 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz -3 points 2 months ago

Use your context clues.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

No time for pedantry

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (2 children)

“No time for pleasantries” isn’t a pleasantry. It’s just a statement.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I'm not going to post a reply to this.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] Boozilla@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The literal-minded still struggling with figurative speech, I see.

[–] ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

What do you see?

[–] FeloniousPunk@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago
[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago
[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago

tailored* response

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There’s time for one pleasantry. Good day, sir.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

That's two.

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 months ago

"But you just did! ...wait!"