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Originally Posted by issybird
I stand by my comment. "No offense" starts at patronizing or condescending and goes on from there. People whose motives are pure should eschew it and assume that their sterling intentions are obvious. And if the addressee is an ingrate, that's their problem. Soon resolved, as people will stop going out of their way to help them.
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Generally speaking when someone says No offense, they are about to say something rude and offensive. Now, it's different if it's said after the fact as in "I'm sorry, no offense was meant", but I would suggest that if one finds one's self starting a post with "No offense..." that a real good signal that you either need to rethink how you say it, or not say it at all.