Oct 15, 2023 · What makes you say that? The most useful turn taking (interrupting, etc) phrases Interrupting Sorry to interrupt, but… Can I come here (for a moment)? (Before you go on,) can …

Oct 15, 2023 · As simple as it seems to say “Goodbye”, I’ve known even very advanced learners of English who suffer from problems like using “Bye bye” all the time, not understanding how to …

Jun 21, 2012 · 13 When a waiter at a restaurant comes by with pepper or Parmesan cheese, he says, "say when" and starts putting it on your food. Many people will say "OK" or "that's …

Jan 1, 2021 · I wonder if there are other scientific expressions to say 'more precisely' and 'more exactly.' e.g., We use a refrigerator with the temperature set to -7C to freeze the solution. …

Nov 30, 2012 · In my experience, feeling sorry for yourself is usually construed to be a bad thing, so I can understand why someone might be reluctant to say, I feel sorry for you, and instead …

When entering a place or meet a group of people or starting a speech, how do you say hello to the audience (from a few to thousands of people). I know that this depends on the situation. I …

We typically say "push out" dates to mean a delay in date or time and we "pull in" dates to mean advance or "prepone" a meeting. "prepone" is meaningless in English outside of India."push …

Sep 25, 2012 · Never say hello to a stranger carrying a sub-machine gun. However, the frozen expression Never say die , as the fine answers say, predates this trend - possibly even started it.

Learn the art of formal letter writing. Discover how to write and properly format your formal letters. Download a free formal letter template, and explore outlines for enquiry and covering letters. …

Jul 12, 2012 · It would be interesting to know why the words "to be like" came to mean "to say", although I realize that the answer to the majority of "why" questions is "just because".