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I'm not being funny

Used as a softening preface to a statement that might be taken as offensive or malicious.
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Clara: Well, I'm not being funny, but those clothes aren't really suitable for having meetings with clients.
John: Really?
Clara: I think so – a shirt and tie, or suit and shirt would be better.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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no estoy siendo gracioso

我不好笑

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