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#308 Don't be Rude: 5 Ways To Start a Conversation Politely

RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English

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Don't Say It With a Smile

It's a nice way to let them know that you're not comfortable and you'd prefer not to answer the question. And it's nice adding that if you don't mind is always, it always softens the response. So for example, someone asks you, are you planning to have more kids? Well, I probably not say. Yeah. Also using the conditional in the sense like the I would, I would rather not say, I'd rather not talk about it using conditionals in general is more polite way of speaking.

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