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Adding "...and I don't really care to" could easily come across as smug and even condescending, though it depends on the tone in which it's delivered.
by TulliusCicero 6y ago
Adding "...and I don't really care to" could easily come across as smug and even condescending, though it depends on the tone in which it's delivered.
- seneca 6y agoThat's a fair point about tone. In my mind it's the difference, when being asked "Would you like a beer", between answering "No thanks", and "No thanks, I don't drink". One says simply no, the other says no, that's something I specifically abstain from. I suppose that could be seen as smug, and the difference would largely be in tone, as you say.