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expressing politeness in english expressing politeness in english being polite: directness and indirectness here are the common softening words. maybe and perhaps maybe we should ask liz for her opinion. perhaps you ought to talk to john about it. could you perhaps say a few words about your new project? it’s a beautiful pink, but it is perhaps a little bright for my taste. possibly could you possibly write the report by tomorrow? the food is wonderful but it’s possibly a little bit expensive. do you think i could possibly borrow your bike? wonder we were wondering whether you’d like to come to dinner next week. i wonder if we should go by train. we were wondering if you could help us. i wonder whether these figures are quite right. is that true, i wonder? quite that’s not quite what i said, you know. i am not quite sure i …
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ned, or remind the hearer of the situation. i really must apologize for my behavior last night. i am afraid i was in rather a bad mood. i feel dreadful about what i said on the phone. i didn’t really mean it, you know. i’ve got something awful to tell you. i lost that book you lent me. i’ll buy you another. formal apologies, especially in written form, are often marked by the use of the word apology or apologize: please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused by the delay in delivery of your order. helen: tim, have you got a minute? tim: well, it's not like i've got a ton of things to do, is it? helen: no, no, it's not. tim, i want to apologise for the way i spoke to you the other day. tim: oh yeah? helen: yeah. i was well out of order. …
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ng image27.png image28.png image29.png image30.png image31.png image32.png howto_071023_saying_sorry.mp3 howto_071023_saying_sorry 239.08566 how to... bbc learning english how to … saying sorry how to … © bbc learning english 2007 say sorry page 1 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com amber: hello, i’m amber and this is how to … the series from bbc learning english dot com that gives you useful language to do things in english. in this programme, we look at different ways of saying sorry in everyday situations. first, let’s recap the simplest way to tell someone that you’re sorry for doing something wrong. it’s just a one-word exclamation: sorry! amber: now imagine you’re playing music very loudly in your room and your flatmate is trying to revise for his exams, he shouts: turn it down! i’ve got an exam in the morning! amber: you should shout back: sorry! amber: and turn your music down! listen again. turn it down! i’ve …
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sh culture, when we say sorry to people we know well and care about a lot, it’s usual to make eye contact, and we might even put a hand on the person’s arm as we speak. now so far we’ve looked at short and simple ways to say sorry. these will get you a long way, but when you’ve done something more serious, you might want to say sorry and to say what you’re sorry for. how to … © bbc learning english 2007 saying sorry page 3 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com so let’s practice three ways to do this. it’s worth learning these three patterns because even in informal (everyday) situations, it’s polite (in english) to explain what you’re sorry about – people expect it! here’s an example of the first pattern. imagine you’re late for your english lesson. when you arrive, you tell the teacher – ‘i’m sorry i’m …
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onal english. you’ll hear helen say sorry to her friend and flatmate, tim. helen is sorry for shouting angrily at tim a few days before, when he’d asked her a polite question about the rent. notice that helen doesn’t actually say the words ‘i’m sorry’ at first – instead she says ‘i want to apologise for …’ and this is something people often say as a way of saying sorry without actually saying the words ‘i’m sorry’! you can say ‘i want to apologise for …’ listen. helen: tim, have you got a minute? tim: well, it's not like i've got a ton of things to do, is it? helen: no, no, it's not. tim, i want to apologise for the way i spoke to you the other day. tim: oh yeah? helen: yeah. i was well out of order. i've been having a hard time lately but that's no …

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expressing politeness in english expressing politeness in english being polite: directness and indirectness here are the common softening words. maybe and perhaps maybe we should ask liz for her opinion. perhaps you ought to talk to john about it. could you perhaps say a few words about your new project? it’s a beautiful pink, but it is perhaps a little bright for my taste. possibly could you possibly write the report by tomorrow? the food is wonderful but it’s possibly a little bit expensive. do you think i could possibly borrow your bike? wonder we were wondering whether you’d like to come to dinner next week. i wonder if we should go by train. we were wondering if you could …

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