Expression "With due respect"

[Djoardar1969]

Hi,

How to use 'with due respect' in the sentences. Does it carry politeness if someone use it in sentences. Also guide me where to use it.

So, my question is where and how to use 'with due respect'.

Debasish Joardar

[Jamie (K)]

"With all due respect" is put at the beginning of a sentence when we are going to say something that the listener may be insulted by. It means, "I don't mean this to be an insult, but..." We often use it with people of a higher social or professional rank than ours.

Examples:

"With all due respect, you're making a big mistake."
"With all due respect, your plan doesn't make any sense."

Usually, when you say this, the listener will restrain himself from getting angry. However, some lawyers tell me that many judges now understand the phrase as an insult to their intelligence, so lawyers use it when they're frustrated and want to tell the judge he's an idiot.

A similar mechanism in colloquial language is "pardon my French, but..." This phrase basically means, "I'm going to use bad language in front of you, or I'm going to insult you, but don't get angry..." So, on the street, we may say something like, "Pardon my French, but you're really a jerk," or, "Pardon my French, but your girlfriend is dressed like a whore today."

[Alan]

Hi,

Interesting point there about 'Pardon my French'. I know of it in a different context as when you use a 'strong' word, an expletive and having said it, you then say: Pardon my French'. In other words you say it afterwards.

Alan
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[Jamie (K)]

[Djoardar1969]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

But few line from my kid's book
" In heart and soul,
Our teacher's seat;
With due respect,
We always meet."

I suppose it does not carry the same sense as you described earlier.

Kindly put some light on it.

Debasish Joardar

[Jamie (K)]

It means we respect the professional position of the teacher. The idea is that the teacher's position is deserving of respect.