There’s time for one pleasantry. Good day, sir.
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That's two.
“No time for pleasantries” isn’t a pleasantry. It’s just a statement.
a polite remark, usually made by people when they first meet to show they are friendly
Aside from friendly intent I'd say it's close enough
Yeah. Kinda falls in a grey area of colloquialism. I wouldn’t say it comes off as friendly on its own.
It’s more… neutral? Either way…. Didn’t mean to split hairs.
You haven't been in a situation with no time for pleasantries then. I agree as a polite excuse it qualifies. As a statement of fact you should sit down, shut up, and see what you can do to help.
I'm not going to post a reply to this.
"But you just did! ...wait!"
tailored* response
"I'm not going to dignify that with a response." isn't a pleasantry either, it's a more brief form of "Just so we're clear, I'm not distracted and I did hear you, I'm just ignoring you."
it's a response though
Use your context clues.
The literal-minded still struggling with figurative speech, I see.
What do you see?
No comment
No time for pedantry
It's an open secret in media training that "no comment" as a response to a question is in fact a comment. Clients are usually advised to just say nothing.
I would be a terrible client for a PR firm. Media would ask me for a comment, and I'd make up some goofy sound effects they could quote.
"What do you say about the rape allegations against you?"
"Womp Womp"
That's a good NOFX song...