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filkferengi ([personal profile] filkferengi) wrote2011-01-03 10:16 pm

Respect

So, we hear someone use the [far too over-used] phrase, "with all due respect" on television.

I opine, when talking to a librarian, one would say "with all overdue respect."

My spouse's quick riposte: "When talking to a bill collector, it's with all past due respect."

:)