An exchange heard on an AM radio talk show this morning:
Caller: I'll stand by and listen to your erudite comments.
Guest: I'll try and live up to that.
The caller wasn't being sarcastic. He genuinely respected the program's guest and wanted to hear his thoughts on an issue he raised. Such overt respect is less common than it once was, so it was an unexpected breath of fresh air in the middle of the night.
