[quote=squat250]this skill might have been raised to an actual art form by judges and lawyers who want to appear normal “on the record” in the written transcript, but who are conveying utter contempt for the other party, in facially polite language.
actually, i hate being called sir, and can’t recall any time I’ve ever heard it when it was actually employed as a term of respect.
I do really like being called Counselor, though….don’t like mouthpiece, shyster or leech.[/quote]
I was in line at Costco and I dropped something. The 30-year old guy in line behind me said, “sir, you dropped your…” I remember thinking, “sir?” Might as well call me “old man.” If I was 30, I doubt he’d have called me sir. He’d probably have called me “dude.” Which I think I’d have preferred, even though I’m 50.
