Lately, I've been noticing a common phrase popping out of people's mouths. I'll admit it's slipped out of mine too. It's a quick little phrase, but its meaning is immediately known. You'll hear it when your dining companion declines a beverage refill. "I'm good," he'll say. When someone doesn't want an offered seat and prefers to stand, she'll say, "I'm good."
It seems so odd to say this when the intention isn't to convey how good or bad we are as people. Why don't we just say, "No, thanks"?
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