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no offense

A pre-statement that allows for any possible offensive or derogatory remark you are about to declare. As long as the offensive remark has this pre-statement in front, it is assumed that the declarer is not to be held accountable for the repercussions of the statement to follow. If this is declared post-statement, the safety net is somewhat removed, the statement loses some girth, and the speaker can be held accountable to the spoken words.

Example 1 Pre-statement: John: "No offense Betty, but you are the worst employee in this entire company and no one enjoys your presence. Also, I do not find you physically attractive and I think you are a bitch." Steve: "Dude, how can you be so harsh!?" Betty: "Don't be such a prude Steve, he said no offense first; it's cool bro." Example 2 Post-statement: Mike: "Wow Cindy, I cannot believe you slept with everyone on the 3rd floor, you are such a slut; no offense." Cindy: "OMG." Tim: "Mike - you're fired."

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