I am dealing with a difficult client at the moment who has asked me for multiple quotes and cheeky discounts. He didn't answer my latest offer for a week until this morning when he gave me the green light. I had to tell that my availability had changed since first quoting and that the delivery of the service would be 2 weeks later than originally stated. To which he just replied :
"Thank you. We will hang on in anticipation."
English is not my native language and I was wondering if this was a way to say "thank you, we're looking forward to it" or if there could be a hint of sarcasm in his reply. Do you have an opinion?
Is there a touch of sarcasm in this sentence ?
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Uhm I think you shouldn't mind him and dont emphasize if he makes any rude comment tell him:'' First look at yourself,then judge others'' Hope it helps :)
Thanks. I do not master sarcasm, even after 7 years living in England. I know it's here and it can spurt anytime out of an English person's mouth, catching me off guard, putting a stunned look on my face while I look for a good come back. I rarely do and constantly feel paranoid about falling prey to it again.
If you have a good come back sentence to suggest, I'm all ears!