I think there's a similar bit in some movie where some character (foreigners? aliens?) keeps using "insist" inappropriately. I insist that it's nice out today. I insist that we go for a walk. I insist that you tell me what time it is.
It's amazing how relatively mild denotational differences can have such wildly different connotations and perceived tones.
It's amazing how relatively mild denotational differences can have such wildly different connotations and perceived tones.