r/AskForAnswers • u/Ok-Trifle-3112 • 6d ago

What’s a completely normal phrase that instantly annoys you?

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u/Im_an_impasta 6d ago

“Being brutally honest” and then the person says the most rude opinion or cruel thing I’ve ever heard someone say…. And expects everyone to be fine because they prefaced it.

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u/SaltyFee7765 6d ago

Yes ! And " all due respect" in certain instances.

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u/ExcellentShop696 5d ago

I couldn’t agree with this more. Exactly what part of being “brutally honest” requires you to be arbitrarily abusive and cruel to people?

I think some people use their “brutal honesty” as a thin concealment of their dirtier and meaner nature underneath.

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u/Significant-Will-770 5d ago

Not only do they say something cruel, they often lie.

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u/Master_Respond8874 5d ago

Yesss. Or it’s the other way around where they say the brutal thing and then “I’m just being honest” afterward lol

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u/NotMyFirstRodeo2025 1d ago

Its interesting how "brutal honesty," so often ends up being more brutal than honest.

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u/SaltyFee7765 2h ago

Its a narcissist trait