The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112753   Message #2390046
Posted By: Phil Edwards
15-Jul-08 - 04:22 PM
Thread Name: Who are folk?
Subject: RE: Who are folk?
To be fair, anything can sound condescending if you want to hear it that way. There's a character in one of the Lemony Snicket books who wins any argument by the simple expedient of repeating whatever the other person says in a silly voice - it's a depressingly versatile tactic.

(All together now: "Ooooh! It's a depressingly versatile tactic!")