big_fat_fluffy@leminal.space to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoDo you prefer a polite request with an implicit punishment-threat or an outright demand with an explicit punishment-threat? Also, why?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down121
arrow-up1-8arrow-down1message-squareDo you prefer a polite request with an implicit punishment-threat or an outright demand with an explicit punishment-threat? Also, why?big_fat_fluffy@leminal.space to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareToday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoProbably the second (unless it’s something as common as trick or treat) as the implication may not hit me until later. You also have to judge the likelihood of follow thru- like when a kid get threatened with forever grounding.
Probably the second (unless it’s something as common as trick or treat) as the implication may not hit me until later. You also have to judge the likelihood of follow thru- like when a kid get threatened with forever grounding.