Examples of using "Kunnioitusta" in a sentence and their english translations:
You can't buy respect.
Her action deserves respect.
Old people deserve respect.
You can't buy respect.
I was awed by the beauty
Tom had a lot of respect for Mary.
It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so fucking what?
My formidable grandmother was such a stickler for language that whenever she heard someone ask "Can I…" she would interrupt and snap back at them, "I don't know, can you? If you don't know yourself how would I know what you're capable of? If you're asking permission say 'May I…' "