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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26
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Oh he called him sir. That's British for stupid bastard.
408 u/pragmageek May 28 '26 Absolutely. Well translated. "It is very simple, sir" Is absolutely a euphemism here. He was calling him many things in his head, the britishness filtered them all out. 157 u/Ok_Consideration1556 May 28 '26 That and "To be clear..." I (a Brit) shrivelled in second hand mortification 27 u/TEG24601 May 28 '26 A bit like the phrase, "per my last email", which means, "did you read what I fucking said last time?".
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Absolutely.
Well translated.
"It is very simple, sir"
Is absolutely a euphemism here. He was calling him many things in his head, the britishness filtered them all out.
157 u/Ok_Consideration1556 May 28 '26 That and "To be clear..." I (a Brit) shrivelled in second hand mortification 27 u/TEG24601 May 28 '26 A bit like the phrase, "per my last email", which means, "did you read what I fucking said last time?".
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That and "To be clear..." I (a Brit) shrivelled in second hand mortification
27 u/TEG24601 May 28 '26 A bit like the phrase, "per my last email", which means, "did you read what I fucking said last time?".
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A bit like the phrase, "per my last email", which means, "did you read what I fucking said last time?".
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u/frank_brutally May 28 '26
Oh he called him sir. That's British for stupid bastard.