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What should we say when we ask for something?

What should we say when we ask for something?

  1. In more formal situations. Excuse me… ….
  2. Say hello. A “hello” and a smile go a long way! Say “hello” at the beginning of your request.
  3. Remember “please” and “thank you” “Please” normally goes at the end of the sentence:
  4. Say “excuse me” If you ask someone who is doing something else, remember to say “excuse me”:

How do you politely reject a question?

Useful Expressions to Handle Uncomfortable Questions

  1. I’d rather not say.
  2. I’d prefer not to talk about that.
  3. I’d rather not get into [this topic] at this event.
  4. I’d prefer not to discuss this right now.
  5. I’m sorry, that’s private.
  6. That’s a little too personal.
  7. That topic is too difficult to discuss at this moment.
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How do you respond to a difficult question?

Answering Tough Questions in the Moment

  1. Listen to the Question. Sounds simple, but with so many things calling for our attention, it’s easy to be distracted and not hear what the question really is.
  2. Pause.
  3. Repeat the Question.
  4. Respond Honestly.
  5. Know When to Stop.

How do you say please repeat politely?

How to Politely Ask Someone to Repeat Something

  1. Sorry, I didn’t catch that.
  2. Could you please repeat that?
  3. I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you repeat that, please?
  4. Let me repeat that just to make sure?
  5. Would you mind repeating that?
  6. Pardon?
  7. Sorry.
  8. Excuse me?

Can I say repeat it again?

In this case “repeat it again” means “repeat it a second time”, which emphasize “a second time”. If not in this way, we have to only say “repeat”,everytime something is repeated. ( for example, if my kids finish reading a word, I say “repeat”, then the do it. Then I say “repeat” again, they do it again,and so on.

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Could you please repeat that please?

Correct forms are: “Could you repeat that, please?” / “Could you please repeat that?”. / “Please could you repeat that?”. The parent is not aware of idiomatic English. In fact, modern usage, seeing these as polite requests rather than questions, would often even use full stops in place of the question marks.

How do you politely ask someone to repeat what they said?

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 it again?

Is it repeat that or repeat that again?

“Repeat” or “again” would be used on the second effort, but not both. The combination “repeat… again” would be used on the third or any subsequent efforts. The thread Rompey refers to isn’t wrong. It is very common in colloquial English to say “could you repeat that again?”

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Could you repeat that again on the second effort?

It is very common in colloquial English to say “could you repeat that again?” on the second effort. Indeed, we’re redundant quite often: “it’s exactly the same,” for example, is a redundancy used to emphasize the effort or quality of the duplication. (Or it’s just something we say because so many of us have said it that way for so long….)