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Hello Anon If I "talk down to you", it means I'm talking to you in a way that suggests I don't rate your intelligence or powers of comprehension very highly. You can also say "patronise". MrP
- Hello Anon If I "talk down to you", it means I'm talking to you in a way that suggests I don't rate your intelligence or powers of comprehension very highly.
- You can also say "patronise".
- MrP
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Hello Anon
If I "talk down to you", it means I'm talking to you in a way that suggests I don't rate your intelligence or powers of comprehension very highly.
You can also say "patronise".
MrP
If I "talk down to you", it means I'm talking to you in a way that suggests I don't rate your intelligence or powers of comprehension very highly.
You can also say "patronise".
MrP
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Or you can say condescending...from Cambridge dictionary:
condescend to sb phrasal verb
to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them:
He explains things without condescending to his audience.
condescending
adjective DISAPPROVING
I hate the way he's so condescending to his staff!
condescend to sb phrasal verb
to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them:
He explains things without condescending to his audience.
condescending
adjective DISAPPROVING
I hate the way he's so condescending to his staff!
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