And when a speaker's attitude doesn't match that of their audience, their words – whether they were intended to be just funny, or edgy, or dirty – can end up being seriously harmful.

Both the meaning and the attitude are tied up in a single word.

CAVALIER ATTITUDE

You have to have an attitude of defensive driving that, "I'm just going to let them go and have their crash somewhere else." because people are going to cut you off.

Those two driving actions, failing to yield, failing to give way, and following too close, are simply attitudes about driving, it's your attitude towards driving.

As long as you can do this without being passive-aggressive, detaching yourself emotionally with a "I don't care attitude," can help neutralize the effect of their irritating behavior on you.

don't care attitude," can help neutralize

In English, you can say no or NO, but there's still the same word, just with a different attitude.

but there's still the same word, just with a different attitude.

eliminate tax breaks for corporate jets? My attitude is, if you got a corporate jet, you

And with respect to our attitude about the Iranian revolution, I was very clear about

following the rules. So my attitude coming into office was that we are going to insist

Attitude on the outside.

engender this sort of slapdash attitude towards politics where you know it's sort of seen as, you know,

Neil: He thinks forcing young people to vote will engender or give rise to a slapdash attitude.

ATTITUDE.