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Timeline for Usage of “That's final”

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Jul 28, 2014 at 16:41 comment added Brice C. Strangely enough I said 'arrogant or authoritarian' and no one seems ready to take a firm stance but Niall whose explanations back up the latter.
Jul 26, 2014 at 13:21 comment added CocoPop @FumbleFingers: My point exactly!
Jul 26, 2014 at 13:19 comment added FumbleFingers @CocoPop: Quite. But I'd say it's meaningless to suggest the words themselves might be "rude". Any rudeness or arrogance attaches to the context. The speaker has made a decision, and will entertain no further discussion - if that's his right/duty (which it usually would be), the concept of "arrogance/rudeness" is simply irrelevant.
Jul 26, 2014 at 12:53 comment added CocoPop I agree with FumbleFingers - this isn't an Americanism. Also it isn't always rude and is in fact used to insist when someone hesitates to accept a kindness, and is quite reassuring: I'm paying for dinner and that's final! You're not going to any hotel; You're staying with us and that's final!
Jul 26, 2014 at 12:50 comment added FumbleFingers It's not an "Americanism" - it's part of standard English everywhere.
Jul 26, 2014 at 12:04 history answered Niall CC BY-SA 3.0