Originally Posted by
Norboo
Why people always start with “all due respect” "no disrespect intended” when they are about to insult someone?
Sorry talldog, not picking on ya, but I couldn’t resist
For the same reason some people offer up the phrase "I couldn't resist" as some sort of validation.
But what it really means, at least to me, is that someone offers up a different opinion but wants to state up front that it is just that ... an opinion.