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		soneil on Sept 24, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Simple words that save lives: lessons from “expert... I think it's very contextual. I'd expect such a rebuff from my grandmother - at any age. From a public service, I'd expect them to be overly familiar with the stresses involved.

dustinmr on Sept 24, 2019 [–]

Yes, but if your grandmother rebuffs me, I’ll think, “what the hell?”

AnimalMuppet on Sept 24, 2019 | [–]

My grandmother was a school teacher. If you said it around her, you might well get the rebuke, whether or not you were her grandchild.

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