This is gonna be the thread where we talk about stuff

Nope. Language means nothing but what it means. If I mean to be polite, why do I have to specifically use the word please? I'm well meaning, I try to be nice about it, what does using one extra word add to it all? It's all just words. It's basically my same argument for why using swear words doesn't mean shit until you apply the meaning to it. Fuck and frick are the same meaning, but one is apparently more offensive. Why does whether or not I use one little word change everything?

I mean, I'm not going to go swearing in front of a nun but I'm not going to suddenly decide to bring out all the 'polite' words in front of the people who already know what I mean.

And like, I still thank people. I'm not "so far gone from polite society" that I'm not going to show appreciation for their help.

It just hate these... expectations from language. Why doesn't what I mean count for more than how I say it?

Not that I'm saying I expect people to be... psychic... but if I don't think this one single word is necessary to convey what I'm trying to say... why would I use it?

Okay I think I'm done with this, if I've proven anything from my five or so edits to this, it's that I'm bad at speaking in general. Maybe I do sound like an asshole. Who knows.