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Flashcards by Felipe De Luca, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Felipe De Luca
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Sorry | Phrase 1 is a general short apology. We use this when we bump into people on the street. At other times, it sounds too weak |
| I'm (so / very / terribly) sorry. | we use 'so', 'very' and 'terribly' to make the meaning stronger. 'Terribly' is the strongest. If we use one of the words in brackets, it is stressed. |
| Ever so sorry. | is quite formal but it's a stronger apology than just 'sorry' |
| How stupid / careless / thoughtless of me | to criticise ourselves and the mistake that we have just made. |
| Pardon (me) | o take all the responsibility for what happened. |
| That's my fault | to take all the responsibility for what happened |
| Please excuse my (ignorance) | o apologise for our lack of knowledge or ability. We can replace the word in brackets with other nouns, e.g. carelessness, forgetfulness |
| Please don't be mad at me | s asking the other person not to get angry. The tone is quite informal |
| Please accept our (sincerest) apologies | is often used in formal letters. The word 'sincerest' makes the apology very strong and very formal. |
| I'm with you on that one | Agreement. Is used mainly in informal situations and shows quite strong agreement |
| I couldn't agree more | Agreement. can be used in both formal and informal situations and shows very strong agreement. |
| Yes, absolutely | shows very strong agreement |
| You've got a point there | shows that the speaker agrees a bit less strongly and can be used both formally and informally |
| I'd go along with that | shows that the speaker agrees a bit less strongly and can be used both formally and informally |
| Hear, hear! | We often hear it in the UK parliament in debates between politicians. In other contexts it sounds quite formal and old fashioned. |
| I think so too | agreement |
| I couldn't have put it better myself | shows total agreement with what the speaker has said and is also complimentary about the way it was said |
| Great minds think alike | is an old saying and compliments the speaker as well a agreeing. |
| You took the words right out of my mouth | is suggesting that you were thinking of saying the same thing just before the other speaker said it first. |
| I reckon you should stop now | Advice/Suggestion. Quite informal |
| Why don't you stop now? | Advice/Suggestion. Quite informal |
| How about stopping now? | Advice/Suggestion. Quite informal |
| If I were you, I'd stop now. | Advice/Suggestion. More forceful. Quite informal |
| I suggest you stop now | is neutral and can be used formally and informally. Using more stress on 'gest' of 'suggest' makes it more tentative and more stress on the main verb makes it more forceful. |
| You'd (really) better stop right now | is quite forceful and gives the idea that not following the advice will have a negative result. |
| I would strongly advise you to stop | Advice/Suggestion. Quite formal in tone. is Really quite forceful |
| My advice would be to stop now | Advice/Suggestion. Quite formal in tone. less forceful |
| It might be a good idea to stop | Advice/Suggestion. Is the most tentative phrases (least forceful) |
| You might try stopping | Advice/Suggestion. Is the most tentative phrases (least forceful) |
| What are you doing tomorrow | is a general question and might be asked just out of curiosity. |
| Got any plans for tomorrow? | Asking about future plans. Is a more relaxed and informal |
| What's your plan for tomorrow? | Asking about future plans. Might imply that I have my plan, and I am asking you what your plan is. Your boss could ask this to check what you are doing. |
| Are you doing anything tomorrow? | Asking about future plans. can all be used when you are hoping to arrange something with a friend or colleague. |
| What's on the cards for tomorrow? | uses a fortune telling metaphor: 'it's on the cards' means it's likely, but not certain. This expression is often used in the negative form to say we have no intention of doing something. |
| What's happening tomorrow? | Asking about future plans. Is a general question |
| How's tomorrow looking? | Asking about future plans. Could be used to check that something you have planned for tomorrow with a friend is still OK. You hope the answer is: 'fine' which means your plan is still on. |
| No comment. | Avoiding giving information. Is often used by politicians and celebrities when they are asked difficult or embarrassing questions by journalists. |
| I'm not at liberty to say. | Avoiding giving information. to say there is a rule that prevents you giving information. |
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