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What are some polite responses to someone introducing themselves over the phone?
If a person comes up to you physically and then introduces themselves, your generic reply is going to be "Nice to meet you". It's not going to work in remote communications because you don't ...
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Polite alternatives to "That's none of your business"
I'm looking for a more polite alternative to "That's none of your business".
Would "That doesn't concern you." and "That's none of your concern." be more polite? Would ...
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Is it OK to say "Thanks all the same" in this scenario?
Someone sent a message to me unexpectedly and I replied with a question mark, then he told me that he just made a mistake by selecting the wrong recipient. I read the message and found that it is very ...
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politely ask someone not to do something
I want to very politely ask someone (my professor) not to do something anymore, and I've been searching about how I should do it for more than 2 two hours, yet I could not find any useful answer.
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Formal alternative to 'what are you doing here?'
As far as I know, there is a fixed phrase/idiom for saying what are you doing here? but I have forgotten it.
It is a very formal and polite way of saying that.
What are you doing here? can sound ...
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“Dear {Ms, Mr, Mrs,Dr, Prof etc} Psmith,” - what do you call the part in braces?
Dear {Ms, Mr, Mrs, Dr, Prof etc} Psmith,
In the example above, how do you name the particle in curly brackets?
I'm writing a questionnaire asking, also, how a person would like to be addressed in ...
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What's the polite way to say "I need to urinate"?
What's the polite way in the UK to say "I need to urinate" (both for men and for women)? Or maybe there's no problem with that sentence?
N.b. I'm asking about situations in which I know where it's ...
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Anything wrong with “Let me come up with a more interesting exercise”?
In the previous year I did a coding test problem when applying for a job; one of the problem requirements were of little sense to me, so I decided to replace it with a slightly different thing which I ...
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Meaning of "greet people to the table"
How do you say greet people and invite them to the table?
I thought "greet people to the table" meant that, but my English teacher told me, I can't and I can only say "greet people at a table", so ...
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What's a polite way of asking "who are you?" on the phone?
Say, you're working in a company. The phone rings and you pick it up. On the other line, someone wants to speak to one of your co-workers. You want to tell your co-worker who this person is.
I think ...
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Will you be my friend?
I used to meet foreigners at work in Taiwan and wanted to express my willingness to make friends with them, but I didn't know what to say or how to express, so I googled on the web and it usually ...
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How to invite a colleague to do a casual activity with you using proper language?
I would like to make friends at work as I am a migrant and am pretty much isolated from the society.
What I am not sure about is how to invite someone (a colleague I mean) to do a casual activity ...
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How to tell someone "you don't understand my mean" politely in English?
When does someone not understand my mean, how can tell I it politely?
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How to respond politely when someone tells you something useful?
How do I respond politely when someone tells me something useful?
I'm thinking of the following but not I'm not sure:
thanks for letting me know
thanks for informing me
thanks for reminding ...
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How do you say: "I was doing many things at the same time"
I work with people that speaks in English (my native language is Spanish).
Yesterday I gave the wrong information to a coworker, so I wanted to apologize and explain that my mind was doing several ...
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How to respond when someone say "I hope it helps"
We are given an assignment, and my foreigner seatmate helped me to answer one question and he added "I hope it helps"
I am not sure what to respond, out of my to speak in English I responded thank ...
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A more polite way of saying "the world is going to sh--"
I am writing an essay and I want a more polite way of saying "the world is going to shit".
I don't want to swear and can't think of what else to say. Can anyone help me?
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How to answer the apology
Imagine a situation where you clash someone on a footpath, and that person apologizes. Now how should you answer when such a trivial mistake has happened?
The only thing that comes to my mind is "...
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How do you convey the effect of a poor phone connection?
Recently, I was talking on a phone which had a faulty connection, as a result of which I was only able to hear the person's voice in patches. Something like "......I think.........may.......jaguar.......
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What does a taxi driver say to the customer when he gets to the required destination? [closed]
I am making a conversation when using public transport in English. And I don't know what a taxi driver might say to inform his customer that he has already got to the required destination. Is it "here ...
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Translation of "Why for you". (Softer, politer synonyms for "It's not your business")
The title really sounds silly but it is true translation from local language to English. I believe (and sure) it's not correct.
Can someone suggest to me the correct word (phrase)?
The intention is: ...
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How to tell someone to use an item well?
My dad and I had this dispute on what to say when I want to tell someone to use an item well. My dad thinks that "Have a good one" is a way of saying it (but I disagree). I suggested that "Use it well"...
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Politely refusing being walked to the door
Imagine you are at the doctor's office and at the end when you are done you are leaving the office and the doctor comes with you to the exit door and you want to say thank you to doctor and you say "...
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How to tell somebody that they had really a good pose in a picture?
How to tell somebody that they had really a good pose in a picture?
Can I say it like this?
What a pose
Or is it inappropriate?
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In writing, how to politely tell someone not to repeat something?
Preface: This question applies only to writing, which lacks the benefits of nonverbal communication which would resolve this problem.
Example: Your lawyer remembers your remembrance that she ...
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How to inform other people of your real name?
I usually use a nickname (e.g. John, and other people know me as John). Lets say I want to inform another person about my real name (the name that is on my ID card), how do I say it?
My full name ...
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Leave, or Take a leave
I think it is a good time for you to leave.
or
considering that we can say the following which is correct:
I'll take your leave now. Bye.
can I say:
I think it is a good time for you to take ...
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How should you respond to the apology from someone with a higher social status
When a teacher wrote this in an email to me:
"Sorry for the late reply!"
I want to tell her that I do not mind it even though it is the email that I have been eagerly waiting for a few days.
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Most polite, not too formal way to remind one's elder of something?
I am aware of a polite way to remind my elder, say my advisor, of something important, i.e. "Please be noted ...".
But I am wondering if there is any other way for notifying that is equally polite as ...
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Possible responses to "thank you"
Is "you are welcome" more polite than "no problem"?
What is the general proper reply to a thank-you?
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Writing like an Arbitrator or Mediator - How would I search for that?
User Jasper's instructive comment under How to phrase a follow-up question politely, if there's evasion? motivated this question:
Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People ...
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How to politely ask someone to repeat what they said after they've already repeated it once?
If you do not clearly hear what another person said, you can say "Excuse me" or "Pardon me" to ask them to repeat it politely.
But if you still don't get it, what should you say to ask them to repeat ...
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"Thank you in advance" - how to replace?
When writing emails, I often ended it with "thank you in advance". Even more, I used to have it in my signature for a certain time (mea culpa).
However, recently I've been told that it is not ...
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Expression to differentiate between listening problem and understanding problem?
If during conversation, I face problem in understanding what the other speaker is saying, I may come with following polite statements:
"Sorry...?"
"Sorry, could not get you..."
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What can I say politely when something bad happens? [closed]
I am looking for a short phrase that I can say when something bad happens. For example, when my mouse breaks or my computer is hanging.
I know the expression damn it but I need something more polite.
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Can you reply "you too" to wishes such as "Good luck"?
Suppose someone is saying to you:
I wish you Merry Christmas!
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Good luck!
Is it meaningful to reply "You too"?
Or should you respond "Same to you"?
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