New posts in politeness

Is "could use" rude?

"Bash her up" – offensive or just an idiom?

idioms politeness

How to say no politely and friendly to recommendations from waiters/staffs at a restaurant/cafe? [closed]

Pointing out customer's mistake politely in customer support setting [closed]

"You got it" vs. "I got it"

meaning politeness usage pragmatics

Telling someone that they are rude [closed]

19th C forms of address

usage politeness proper-nouns honorifics

Is the expression "see you when I see you" impolite? [closed]

expressions phrase-requests politeness

British term for 'washroom'? [duplicate]

british-english politeness north-american-english

Polite/professional alternative to 'It turns out'

phrases phrase-requests synonyms politeness speech

Does "nattering" have a negative connotation?

meaning word-usage connotation politeness

Using the word "doc"

usage politeness north-american-english

What does "talk to the hand" mean?

meaning phrases politeness offensive-language connotation

Is the word "awful" offensive if used to describe someone's skills? [closed]

How does one address a blended family in which the members have different surnames?

politeness names letter-writing surnames

Can't ask for or couldn’t ask for what to use in this following context? Is this phrase Couldn't ask for has any particular grammar rule? [duplicate]

word-choice tenses politeness subjunctive-mood can-could

Connotation of "I was led to believe"

connotation politeness

Is the use of ellipses... rude? [closed]

politeness ellipsis

take so long vs taking so long [closed]

grammar tenses sentence formality politeness

Are the expressions "pissed" and "pissed off" inappropriate?

speech politeness