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Making Polite Requests |
05 May 2024
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When you are asking someone to do something for you or trying to influence their actions, you can often show that you want to be polite by saying things in an indirect way:
Generally speaking, the more indirect the expression you use, the more polite you will seem. If you are too direct you may be considered impolite. However, the more indirect expressions can sound "too polite". When deciding which expressions are suitable for which situations it is useful to ask certain questions.
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