@[email protected] to Ask LemmyEnglish • edit-23 days agoDo you prefer a polite request with an implicit punishment-threat or an outright demand with an explicit punishment-threat? Also, why?message-square16fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down120
arrow-up1-7arrow-down1message-squareDo you prefer a polite request with an implicit punishment-threat or an outright demand with an explicit punishment-threat? Also, why?@[email protected] to Ask LemmyEnglish • edit-23 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-square@Todaylink1•3 days agoProbably the second (unless it’s something as common as trick or treat) as the implication may not hit me until later. You also have to judge the likelihood of follow thru- like when a kid get threatened with forever grounding.
Probably the second (unless it’s something as common as trick or treat) as the implication may not hit me until later. You also have to judge the likelihood of follow thru- like when a kid get threatened with forever grounding.