"making sure to tone up my enthusiasm (i.e., “like it” → “love it to death”)"
Yeah, had to learn that too in my EU➙US communication ...
https://twitter.com/dingding_peng/status/877982439045554176 …
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"fuck off"... so you might think "quite productive" means very and you might be right, but given pragmatics it could also mean "good at
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pretending to be working". The British can be quite good at being extremely passive aggressive with a nuanced mix of classism too.

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The classic example from Yes Minister: "That would certainly be a courageous move, Minister" *looking panicked "Would it?!"
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Some really good caricatures in Blackadder too showing the brazen mix of classism and passive aggressive wit/banter.
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Growing up with Blackadder, watching from age 6, I wonder why it took me few years to grasp the high calibre passive aggressive elitism.


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You forgot "yours faithfully", which I gather means "f*ck you with broomstick" or so.
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Oh dear, I use Regards or Cheers because Kind Regards is like Many Thanks.
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