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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Compliment in English!

0 Hello, dear friends!02br
00I'm studying linguistics at the moment in the University of Moscow, Russia. Would you be so kind to answer some of my questions, that will help me very much in my final work research!!!02br
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00I. You want to compliment your friend. What would you say in the situations as follows and what she/he could answer?02br
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001) You friend is wearing a new suit.02br
00You: 01i00__________________02i02br
00She/He: 01i00__________________02i02br
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002) Your friend has had a new hairdo.02br
00You:_01i00_______________________02i02br
00She/He: 01i00___________________02i02br
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003) You are visiting your friend’s house / flat for the first time.02br
00You: 01i00_________________02i02br
00She/He: 01i00___________02i02br
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004) Your friend has played the piano for you.02br
00You:_01i00__________________02i02br
00She/He:_01i00________________02i02br
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005) Your friend has made an interesting public talk.02br
00You:_01i00_______________________02i02br
00She/He: 01i00______________________02i02br
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006) Your friend has helped you to solve a complicated problem (has repaired your car/bike)02br
00You:_01i00_______________________02i02br
00She/he: 01i00____________________02i02br
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002. Do you compliment other people 02br
00 often __ 02br
00seldom __02br
00sometimes __02br
00 never __02br
00 Tick your answer.02br
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003. Do you think complimenting is typical for English communication?02br
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00Yes 01i00__ No ___ It is difficult to say __02i00 Tick your answer.02br
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00Thank you very much for your cooperation. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I. You want to compliment your friend. What would you say in the situations as follows and what she/he could answer?

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I.
  • You want to compliment your friend.
  • What would you say in the situations as follows and what she/he could answer?
  • 02br 02br 001) You friend is wearing a new suit.
  • _01i 00_____________02i 02br 02br 02br 002) Your friend has had a new hairdo.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I. You want to compliment your friend. What would you say in the situations as follows and what she/he could answer? 02br
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001) You friend is wearing a new suit. 02br
00You: 01i00_Nice suit!________________02i02br
00She/He: ____00Thank you00._01i0
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0 I. You want to compliment your friend. What would you say in the situations as follows and what she/he could answer? 02br
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00 1) You friend is wearing a new suit. 02br
00 You: 01i00__________________02i00 Pretty spiffy! What's the occasion?02br
00 She/He: 01i00__________________02i
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0 1) You friend is wearing a new suit. 02br
00You: 01i00____You look nice____________(assuming that I like the suit of course, if I think he/she looks terrible in it I wouldn't say anything!)__02i02br
00She/He: 01i00_______Oh, I got this at X shop._________02i02br
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002) Your friend has had a new ha
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0I. You want to compliment your friend. What would you say in the situations as follows and what she/he could answer? 02br
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001) You friend is wearing a new suit. 02br
00You: _01font00I love your suit - is it new?02font00___ 02br
00She/He: __01font00What this old thing? I'v
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0lol 05000 I have to say this is something English people are a bit weird about!010id2
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0 Nona, Rose,02br
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00 Did you think my imagined American responses were very much different?02br
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00 CJ0-
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im an irishman living in england-for a very long time-the english are extremely poor at offering compliments -they feel uncomfortable with -they may well comment that you are wearing a new siuiot --then say NOTHING else about it-this is very copmmon-Des Walsh!
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