> you're implying that it's basic stuff, _and_ that it's not even worth you telling them that, because they're so beneath you at that point That's not how I'd

> you're implying that it's basic stuff, _and_ that it's not even worth you telling them that, because they're so beneath you at that point That's not how I'd mean it at all. Maybe I'm overanalyzing our folkways but in general it seems to be more polite to communicate something unpleasant in a way which the other person can pretend to not have noticed. Twitching your nose when you know they're looking is more polite than saying "dude you've got BO." It allows you to gloss over the unpleasantness and continue the conversation.