Would They Lie to You?

be honest with me• lie to me.
can you write to my office about it?• they’ve got a special shredder for letters in green ink.
cautiously optimistic• I think it’ll either be fine, in which case I want you to thank me, or it won’t, in which case I don’t want you to blame me.
community• any group of people who don’t get on, as in ‘the theatre community’. Or a euphemism for ethnic minorities.*
could you put your request in an email?• I stopped listening about five minutes ago.
expression of concern• statement that, if accurately reflected in print, would be a string of asterisks.**
for your convenience• for our convenience, we have done something inconvenient to you. Useful in hotel signs explaining the shower will only work between 6.15 and 6.28.