LOOK

“Look” 

I am picking up an increasing  use of this intro word when people are answering a question, especially finance types. 

“Look . . . “ followed by answer.

Imperative and arrogant.

Call me paranoiac, curmudgeon, misanthrope, or all three, but I always feel like what it is really saying is “Look, idiot! This is the way it is . . .”