"Visiting Respects"- The Chicago Accident.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I have yet again just heard a reporter at the scene of the Chicago Deck Tragedy use this phrase. They’re ALL using it. I’m completely befuddled but I realize, this may be a Chicagoism. Help me?

They keep saying,

Don’t you pay condolences and show respect? I’m not being a wise-ass here, nor trying to make light of the awful event.

I’m just really blown away by what these people are saying. Is this a Chicagoism? Does one, when attending a Wake over on S. Racine, say to one’s spouse, " I’m going to go visit my respects to Joey Baggadonuts today, care to join me? " ??

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Born and raised Chicagoan here. Never heard that phrase. Weird and clumsy sounding, if you ask me.

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Just as Gundy said, I’ve lived here most of my life and have never heard it. One newscritter probably made a boo-boo and the rest picked up on it.

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I’ve never heard it either in my 14 years here and previous 24 in Iowa. I agree with peri.