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Respectfully vs with respect

Both 'respectfully' and 'with respect' are correct phrases that can be used to show politeness or deference in communication. They are interchangeable in many contexts, but 'respectfully' is more commonly used as an adverb to modify a verb, while 'with respect' is often used at the beginning or end of a sentence to convey respect.

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Respectfully

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to show politeness or deference.

It is used as an adverb to modify a verb, indicating that the action is done in a respectful manner.

Examples:

I respectfully disagree with your opinion.
Please speak respectfully to your elders.
He addressed the issue respectfully.

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Respectfully, sir, she's probably drunk and in a food coma from too much fried chicken.
Respectfully, Doctor, l don't care what you have for me in a day or two.
Respectfully, sir, we do not know that.
Respectfully, that's not fair.
Respectfully, sir, this is Gotham.
Respectfully, ma'am, it is more important.
Respectfully, Warren, I'm not asking.
Respectfully, sir, I work for Metro squad.
Respectfully, sir, we're not far along.
Respectfully, ma'am, I know how to jail.
Respectfully, Martha, your son doesn't have a grave 'cause y'all ate him.
Respectfully, sir, I think locking him up and letting the grand jury sort it out is a cop-out.
Respectfully, I don't want us walking into a similar - Angela kind of situation.
Respectfully, sir, I signed on to kill toasters, not take naps.
Respectfully, Dr. barath, I need plutonium, not Hungarian folk wisdom.
Respectfully, we ask one more time that the AUSA's office exert pressure on the city to withdraw their demand for $75,000.
Respectfully, Mrs. Banin... your husband was a killer in Poland.
Respectfully, Detective, your indolence is not excused by the existence of a prospect force-fed by the victim's family.
Respectfully, sir, I would feel better if you clear this through the chain of command.
"Respectfully, Margaret J Houlihan, Major Burns."

Alternatives:

politely
courteously
with respect
in a respectful manner
in a polite way

with respect

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to convey respect or deference.

It is often used at the beginning or end of a sentence to show respect, especially in formal or professional settings.

Examples:

With respect, I must disagree with your decision.
I appreciate your feedback, with respect.
With respect to the matter at hand, I would like to offer a different perspective.

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My suggestion is start with respect.
I would be treated with respect.
Sir, with respect, we need an X-ray van in Poplar now.
I hope that, with respect...
I will treat her with respect, I assure you.
He just wants us to be treated with respect.
He was so nice, and he treated me with respect.
Just to be treated with respect, like any other man.
Marriage is appreciating your partner, treating them with respect.
But it's time you started treating me with respect.
I would have you treat it with respect.
In this office, we treat each other with respect.
Books must be treated with respect.
Well, with respect, that is why we are here.
Sir, with respect, this whole thing is ridiculous.
Therefore it would be wise of you to treat our legal system with respect.
Womenfolk here are treated with respect.
An Italian wife is to be treated with respect.
Treating someone with respect with whom we philosophically disagree is an intriguing strategy.
In my country, elders are treated with respect and cherished.

Alternatives:

respectfully
with courtesy
with deference
in a respectful manner
in a polite way

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