Having the Last WORD

Discussion in 'The Lounge Bar' started by CL1, Jan 12, 2020.

  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Closure.

    Having the last word means you’ve closed the conversation on your terms which is more satisfying than concluding on the other person’s terms.

    Control.

    Having the last word asserts some sense of control over the interaction, even when you’re wrong (and know it).

    Conceitedness.

    Assuming a natural right to the last word is a form of self-aggrandizement and may also reflect your perception of the power-dynamic within the relationship.

    Compulsion.

    A ‘parting-shot’ is often hard to resist in a heated debate.

    https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-people-always-need-to-have-the-last-word-in-a-conversation


    Do You (or Your Partner) Always Need to Have the Last Word?
     
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  2. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    Corruption
    A seemingly innocuous (or even irrelevant) final comment that sows a tiny seed of doubt that grows and grows

    Complicity

    A form of seeming capitulation that actually dumps responsibility on the other person
     
  3. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Cock

    I just am one.

    Quick, close the thread!
     
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  4. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Nice thread CL1 I see what you mean - hopefully this is the last post and therefore I have had the final word ha ha

    TD
     
  5. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    I agree :D
     
  6. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

  7. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    You've convinced me, so now I agree with you (this thread could go on a while)
     
  8. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Then it's on your head...
     
  9. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    I'm convinced you could be wrong so this could be the longest thread ever

    TD
     
  10. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    You would say that.
     
  11. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Of course I would especially as I am having the last word

    TD
     
  12. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

    Capitulation

    Admitting you had got it all wrong or giving up as some never do.

    Tim
     
  13. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    Too true
     
  14. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Ha - I am not always right BUT I am never wrong :-P - thats it enough said end thread please and then I can say I have had the last word

    TD
     
  15. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    You know us Mods are the only ones who can have the last word & close a thread.

    But...I'm not going to...



























    ...yet.
     
  16. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Good job the wife's not a member ;)
     
  17. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    From years of watching detective movies etc I always thought the last words were "It was argggh"
     
  18. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    "Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do. I'm half crazy all for the love of you. It won't be a stylish marriage, I can't afford a carriage. But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two..."
     
  19. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    A benevolent dictatorship refers to an authoritarian leader who exercises absolute power over the huddled masses but is perceived to do so with regard for benefit of the population as a whole. Standing in contrast to the decidedly malevolent dictator who....................................
     
  20. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    "Zyzzyva" is the last word in many English-language dictionaries. :)



    Kyle
     
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