"Please excuse me" sounds much better than "Get outta my way."
"Could you pass me the salt" is nicer than "Whadda ya doing, hogging all the seasonings?!"
But then you get into questions with possibly a dual meaning.
Last night my husband asked me if the dishwasher had clean or dirty dishes in it.
Perfectly reasonable request, but it MEANT something different,
It MEANT "So will you unload it so I don't have to."
A innocent inquiry - "Did you get my laundry done?"
Meaning "Did you get my laundry done and if not, WHY?"
Or am I simply being too sensitive?
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