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It means "what I just said may sound like I'm insulting you, but that's not what I intended OR it doesn't apply to you even though it seems like ... 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Nooffense--Nonetaken Threadstarter enJoanet Startdate Jul1,2007 enJoanet SeniorMember LondonUK Français Hi! InafilmI'veseenrecently,I'veheardanexpressionwhosemeaningIdon'treallyunderstandandIhopethatsomebodycanexplaintomeitsexactsignification... So,thecontexteisthefollowing: Thefirstcaracterfinisheshissentecesaying"nooffense". Thenthesecondanswerstohim"nonetaken". Evenifthemeaningisquiteobviousinthisparticularcase,I'dliketoknowinwhichothercontextsthisexpressioncouldbeused... Bytheway:thanksforcorrectinganymistakethatIcouldhavemade... thanksinadvance! Joan.   C Canard SeniorMember Portland,OR English,USA Itmeans"whatIjustsaidmaysoundlikeI'minsultingyou,butthat'snotwhatIintendedORitdoesn'tapplytoyoueventhoughitseemslikeitcould"andthesecondcharacter'sresponsemeans"Don'tworry,I'mnotoffended." Anotherexample: A:They'reallabunchofdumbshitdropouts.Nooffense. B(whoisadropoutbutnotadumbshitapparently):Nonetaken.   M mes6 SeniorMember English It'sonlyusedinthatcontextasfarasIknow.Whensomeonewants toclarifythattheydonotintendtobe"méchant"theywillsay "nooffense".Inordertosaythatyoudidnottakeoffense,youreply"none taken".Often,onesays"nooffense"beforesayingsomething withbrutalhonestly. FOrexample,"nooffensebutyoudonotplayfootballwellenoughtostayonthisteam".   E El_Grande_Tiburón_Blanco NewMember Canada'sCapitalRegion Canada-Français-English C'estbiença.Cesphrasesveulentdire,toutsimplementcommel'exemplel'explique,unedéclarationmaisonditqu'onneveutpasoffendrelapersonneàquionparleetcelle-cileuraffirmequ'il/ellen'estpasoffendu.   hfpardue SeniorMember SantiagodeChile UnitedStates-English Whensomeonesays"nooffense",itmeansheisabouttosaysomethinginsulting,buthewantstomakeitsoundasifit'snotmeanttohurtanyone'sfeelings.It'sastupidthingtosaybecauseyouarereallyjustinsultingsomeoneandthenactinglikeyou'restillaniceperson.Sometimespeoplerespondwith"nonetaken"tosay"youhaven'thurtmyfeelings(Ireallydon'tcarewhatyouthink)". Don'tusethisunlessyoujustwanttoinsultsomebody.   ulrika SeniorMember Paris English/Spanish(Idon'tknowwhereI'mfromanymore) Etalors,commentest-cequ'ondit"nooffense"enfrançais? u.   B boterham SeniorMember Rijsel,France French,France ulrikasaid: Etalors,commentest-cequ'ondit"nooffense"enfrançais? u. Clicktoexpand... Neleprendspasmal,mais...   F funnyhat SeniorMember Michigan,USA AmericanEnglish hfparduesaid: Whensomeonesays"nooffense",itmeansheisabouttosaysomethinginsulting,buthewantstomakeitsoundasifit'snotmeanttohurtanyone'sfeelings.It'sastupidthingtosaybecauseyouarereallyjustinsultingsomeoneandthenactinglikeyou'restillaniceperson.Sometimespeoplerespondwith"nonetaken"tosay"youhaven'thurtmyfeelings(Ireallydon'tcarewhatyouthink)". Don'tusethisunlessyoujustwanttoinsultsomebody. Clicktoexpand... Thatcanbeonewayoflookingatit.Butalotoftimes,someonewillsay"Nooffensetoanyonehere,but..."asaprefacetomakeitclearthatwhathe/sheissayingisopinionated,butnotdirectedatanyoneintheroom.   Budd SeniorMember Washington,DC AmericanEnglish Joan,thisisalittlelate,butanotherwayofsaying"Nooffense"inAEis"presentcompanyexcepted."It'sanattempt,feebleenough,tosaythedumb/insultingthingsI'mabouttosaydon'treallyapplytoyou.   G Grabarnagus SeniorMember French-Belgium -Neleprendspasmal -Yapasdemal   S sidevie SeniorMember Washington,DC French/USEnglish Jenevoudraispastevexermais... jesuisd'accord,quandonledit,c'estqu'onal'intentiondevexerquelqu'un!   B boterham SeniorMember Rijsel,France French,France Presentcompanyexcepted:Jenedispasçapourtoi/vous,mais[...]   C camotto Member French "Sansvouloirt'offenser".   P petit1 SeniorMember français-France Neleprendspasmal! Oh,jenel'aipasmalpris./Pasdesouci!   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. 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