You are using that phrase because you have either already done something that requires you to apologize to a Bangalorean or you are about to impose on him/her. Don't make it worse for the poor Bangalorean by throwing in that phrase in your pathetic accent. Hearing that phrase coming out of your clumsy mouth would induce Bangaloreans to have reactions ranging from simply smiling at you in their sweet indulgent way to grabbing your head and bashing it against the nearest electricity pole.You can find the complete rant here.
This morning, I received the following interesting message from Adam C.:
Back in 2019 you wrote a Language Log post about the word ASMR being ported
to Jap...
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