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874 - Politeness In American English: Indirect Ways to Speak
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874 - Politeness In American English: Indirect Ways to Speak

Would you mind checking out this English lesson? Maybe you could try using some of the phrase here in your conversations this week? Do you think you could even tell a friend about this podcast? That would be great! In everyday conversation, we often...

Happy English Podcast · Michael Digiacomo Happy English

September 8, 20259m 36s

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Would you mind checking out this English lesson? Maybe you could try using some of the phrase here in your conversations this week? Do you think you could even tell a friend about this podcast? That would be great!

In everyday conversation, we often like to soften our requests — we make them indirect. It feels more polite, more friendly, and honestly, it just sounds more natural.
So today, I want to show you some of these indirect phrases that we use all the time. 

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