letmeknowism
/ˌlɛtmiːˈnəʊɪzəm/nounVerified NewThe condolence formula "let me know if you need anything", which sounds like an offer while assigning all follow-up work to the grieving person.
The bereaved must decide what they need, invent the request, and ask — at the moment least able to. Five syllables of comfort with one errand attached.
Etym. — the phrase itself, fossilized with -ism to mark it as doctrine; five syllables kept because the phrase is the word.
Rel. — careloophole
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