Anne Curzan addresses the question of whether younger speakers are really failing to respond appropriately to expressions of thanks.

Nigel Fountain had a good example of the use of this expression: "With respect, I am now going to contradict you.” Actually, the phrase "with respect” almost sounds like patronising.

However, the persuasive effects of expressing anger in a political context have received scant attention from researchers. We conducted two experiments to investigate the hypothesis that anger ...

Nigel Fountain had a good example of the use of this expression: "With respect, I am now going to contradict you.” Actually, the phrase "with respect” almost sounds like patronising.