“No time for pleasantries” isn’t a pleasantry. It’s just a statement.
a polite remark, usually made by people when they first meet to show they are friendly
Aside from friendly intent I’d say it’s close enough
You haven’t been in a situation with no time for pleasantries then. I agree as a polite excuse it qualifies. As a statement of fact you should sit down, shut up, and see what you can do to help.
Yeah. Kinda falls in a grey area of colloquialism. I wouldn’t say it comes off as friendly on its own.
It’s more… neutral? Either way…. Didn’t mean to split hairs.
I’m not going to post a reply to this.
There’s time for one pleasantry. Good day, sir.
That’s two.
“But you just did! …wait!”
tailored* response
No comment
The literal-minded still struggling with figurative speech, I see.
What do you see?
It’s an open secret in media training that “no comment” as a response to a question is in fact a comment. Clients are usually advised to just say nothing.
I would be a terrible client for a PR firm. Media would ask me for a comment, and I’d make up some goofy sound effects they could quote.
“What do you say about the rape allegations against you?”
“Womp Womp”
No time for pedantry
“I’m not going to dignify that with a response.” isn’t a pleasantry either, it’s a more brief form of “Just so we’re clear, I’m not distracted and I did hear you, I’m just ignoring you.”
it’s a response though
Use your context clues.
