Rule No. 248
“It’s not what you say but how you say it.” Make sure to evaluate your tone of voice when you are speaking to others. You may “just talk like that” but most people are going to be offended by it.
This is a good rule. I get the boys at work to do all kinds of crap they don’t want to do just by asking as sweetly as I can and then following with a “Awww, thank you!” Tone, people. It matters.