subtle ways to say "fuck you"

[strictlymomdancing]

I just got an email from someone I'm having a bit of a disagreement with (won't go into details, but work related) and it is signed 'take care'.

And it just makes me think she's telling me to fuck off.

What do other MNetters think?

It just got me thinking, what other ways are there to say "fuck you" in a subtle way?

My sister lives in the states and its common over there to say "bless your heart"

And we know Mrs Brown - "that's nice".

Anything else?

Mumsnet mods use 'Go Well' when responding to snippy posts. I use that on Twitter as a subtle 'fuck you very much'.

Oh no, don't spoil "Go well". For fans of the Tailenders podcast it is very much not snippy and a genuinely nice thing to say.

I was surprised to see...

But also, pretty much all of English for Civil Servants.

Either silence, or being very happy to have received the email (ie, sending the message that you didn't bat an eyelid or even notice the passive aggressive dig)

It's really frustrating if you're being passive aggressive and the other person just breezes on happily without registering it. I know this, because I've been the passive aggressive person!

"I believe there may have been a miscommunication"

You wrong hoe

Funny how "Regards" seems to be seen as the "fuck you" . I used to have "Kind Regards" on my work email until I was told that it was too PA and effectively a "fuck you".

Looks like the alternative "fuck you" ideas are not as universal as you might think.

I feel like kind regards is more of a fuck you than regards. Depending on context. But in official correspondence I always use regards.

Did ye aye?

Thank you for your opinion

I like to say “with all due respect” when I mean that the amount of respect due is zero!

Thanks for that. All on Its own. I use that with my ex. I think he knows what I mean.

MNHQ likes to use the phrase 'Go Well' or 'maybe this site isn't for you'

Thank you for your email. I am giving it the attention I feel it deserves.

'As per my previous email' = JFDI!

'Happy to discuss' = I am prepared to fight you in the car park over this one.

Just cut and paste. As in cutting and pasting the exact words from your previous email, which answer the questions they've just raised in their reply to it.

Quite probably they won't notice, since they clearly didn't read it anyway, but it saves so much time trying to reframe the information.

Does anyone remember the episode of sex and the city where samantha’s boyf sends her flowers and signs it “best” - and she’s livid?!

I always feel a bit put out when friends/family put “from” instead of “love from” in cards! I always put “love from” - even if they’re not my favourite person!

I use loads of these just as a matter of course. But then I am pretty much in a semi-permanent state of saying a subtle fuck you to most of the world. Enjoyed your link @TheLongDarkBreakfastTime.

Using 'we' instead of 'I' like there are loads of us who think this thing that I'm about to tell you.

'Hope this helps' with a 😑

“Perhaps my previous email wasn’t clear enough“. - just because I didn’t give you the answer you want doesn’t mean you can keep badgering me.

“I am puzzled why you think this might be the case.” - you are batshit

“I don’t think it is helpful to keep batting emails back and forth on this topic” - just do one, the answer is still no!

“I’m afraid that’s not something I can help you with“ - stop trying to outsource your job / thinking to me.

When responding verbally to someone who I clearly think is batshit crazy I like to say ''well, there we are then.........'', which means ' I don't even want to respond to you cos you're a lunatic who wouldn't listen anyway' :)

In an email, it's always ''perhaps I wasn't clear enough in my original email ? (i.e I'm dumbing it down so even a complete moron like you can follow what I said) or ''Perhaps I hadn't adequately estimated the time required for this to be done correctly ?'' (i.e Anyone else would've finished this within this timescale/ fucking let me know if you're not up to the job)

I always put kind regards on my emails. Is everyone I email (100s a day) likely to be offended?

I once wrote to the HT of a school I was leaving: "I'd like to thank you for all the support you've given me" by which I meant "But I can't" :o

'Your perception'
'There appears to be some confusion'
'Have a restful weekend'
'Try not to worry'
'Look after yourself'

Are just some of the well oiled and disingenuous phrases I've heard in the workplace...

I'm so sorry, I thought my previous email was quite self-explanatory, but I hadn't realised that you are hard of thinking. Let me try to explain in words of one syllable ...

HTH on here. I think it stands for "hope that helps'.
But means: I hate you, fuck off and your opinion is deeply offensive to me. Or you're too thick to even acknowledge.

I've not used it but it's been used to me 😁

I like “you should be aware that”.....
It might mean “I am helpfully giving you some brand new information” or it might mean “how the hell do you not already know and take account of the following completely obvious fact”