Friday, December 23, 2022

Five irritating passive-aggressive phrases to avoid

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At CNBC on December 18, 2022 there is an article by John Bowe titled Avoid these 5 passive-aggressive phrases that ‘make people respect you less': Public speaking expert. He says they are as follows (and then helpfully suggests what to say instead):

 

“  1]  Just a friendly reminder…

    2]  Don’t take this the wrong way, but…

    3]  Got it.

    4]  Hey, how are we doing with that task I’m waiting for?

    5]  If that’s what you want to do…”

 

In comments after John posted at LinkedIn there were also mentions of:

 

“With all due respect…

If I understood you correctly…

No offense…

If I’m not mistaken…”

 

The cartoon was adapted from this one at Wikimedia Commons.

 


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