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Is it correct to say "know your place" to someone that is being rude to an elder person or someone important?
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Is it correct to say "know your place" to someone that is being rude to an elder person or someone important?
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Is it correct to say "know your place" to someone that is being rude to an elder person or someone important?
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    14 hours ago














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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because manners are purely subjective as they depend a great deal on circumstances, and list questions without very clear criteria for accepting a single answer are frowned upon.

    – Andrew Leach
    14 hours ago








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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because manners are purely subjective as they depend a great deal on circumstances, and list questions without very clear criteria for accepting a single answer are frowned upon.

– Andrew Leach
14 hours ago





I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because manners are purely subjective as they depend a great deal on circumstances, and list questions without very clear criteria for accepting a single answer are frowned upon.

– Andrew Leach
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I'd probably say, "[Please] show [some] respect." To me, "Know your place" is somewhat old-fashioned and has connotations of a master – servant relationship or of a class-bound society.



Sometimes a humorous rebuke (such as "I wish I were your age and knew everything") is more effective than a solemn one, but it depends on the person and the occasion.






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    You can always use, with any person who is being rude to just about anyone;



    "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".



    He/She might even learn something from it :) .



    But its not specifically to what you asked for.



    https://www.dictionary.com/browse/you-can-catch-more-flies-with-honey-than-with-vinegar






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      I'd probably say, "[Please] show [some] respect." To me, "Know your place" is somewhat old-fashioned and has connotations of a master – servant relationship or of a class-bound society.



      Sometimes a humorous rebuke (such as "I wish I were your age and knew everything") is more effective than a solemn one, but it depends on the person and the occasion.






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        I'd probably say, "[Please] show [some] respect." To me, "Know your place" is somewhat old-fashioned and has connotations of a master – servant relationship or of a class-bound society.



        Sometimes a humorous rebuke (such as "I wish I were your age and knew everything") is more effective than a solemn one, but it depends on the person and the occasion.






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          I'd probably say, "[Please] show [some] respect." To me, "Know your place" is somewhat old-fashioned and has connotations of a master – servant relationship or of a class-bound society.



          Sometimes a humorous rebuke (such as "I wish I were your age and knew everything") is more effective than a solemn one, but it depends on the person and the occasion.






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          I'd probably say, "[Please] show [some] respect." To me, "Know your place" is somewhat old-fashioned and has connotations of a master – servant relationship or of a class-bound society.



          Sometimes a humorous rebuke (such as "I wish I were your age and knew everything") is more effective than a solemn one, but it depends on the person and the occasion.







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              You can always use, with any person who is being rude to just about anyone;



              "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".



              He/She might even learn something from it :) .



              But its not specifically to what you asked for.



              https://www.dictionary.com/browse/you-can-catch-more-flies-with-honey-than-with-vinegar






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                You can always use, with any person who is being rude to just about anyone;



                "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".



                He/She might even learn something from it :) .



                But its not specifically to what you asked for.



                https://www.dictionary.com/browse/you-can-catch-more-flies-with-honey-than-with-vinegar






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                  You can always use, with any person who is being rude to just about anyone;



                  "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".



                  He/She might even learn something from it :) .



                  But its not specifically to what you asked for.



                  https://www.dictionary.com/browse/you-can-catch-more-flies-with-honey-than-with-vinegar






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                  You can always use, with any person who is being rude to just about anyone;



                  "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".



                  He/She might even learn something from it :) .



                  But its not specifically to what you asked for.



                  https://www.dictionary.com/browse/you-can-catch-more-flies-with-honey-than-with-vinegar







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