used when you are going to criticize sb or say sth that might upset them :
That colour doesn't really suit you, if you don't mind my saying so.
used when you are going to criticize sb or say sth that might upset them :
That colour doesn't really suit you, if you don't mind my saying so.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005