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Old Feb 21, 2013, 01:52 PM
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The other thing we heard a lot that was code for we were getting struck was, "I'll give you what for!" I don't think I ever actually asked, "What for?" so I always thought this was a stupid phrase. I did quickly learn that pointing out that I had not said, "What for" was not a good thing.
I found out answering "how many times have I told you x?" was not a good plan.
A young lawyer in the making learning how to negotiate rhetorical questions.
Thanks for this!
CantExplain, murray