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Enomay Posted 21 years ago
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concept questions

hi there
I'd be grateful if you could help with concept questions for this one:
I was wondering if you could come in for an interview next week.
thank you.
  

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Hi, If by 'concept question', you mean a question that will draw this specific answer, that's a very difficult thing to do with one question. I think you need to discuss politeness and the use of 'distancing' to soften what we say and make it more polite. Then I'd discuss the difference between, for example, Shut the door!

— Clive

  • Hi, If by 'concept question', you mean a question that will draw this specific answer, that's a very difficult thing to do with one question.
  • I think you need to discuss politeness and the use of 'distancing' to soften what we say and make it more polite.
  • Then I'd discuss the difference between, for example, Shut the door!
  • Could you shut the door?
  • I was wondering if you could shut the door?
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Hi,

If by 'concept question', you mean a question that will draw this specific answer, that's a very difficult thing to do with one question.

I think you need to discuss politeness and the use of 'distancing' to soften what we say and make it more polite.

Then I'd discuss the difference between, for example,

Shut the door!

Could you shut the door?
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cool, thank you Clive.

I don’t think you have enough time to help me again, but just in case :
” if only I hadn’t said that”.

Cheers.

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