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Nikoo Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Polite remarks
Hi,
Is there any specific term for expressions which people use only to be polite? For example, you may say you like someone's singing, but you're only being polite and you don't really mean it.
Thanks for your help and time
Is there any specific term for expressions which people use only to be polite? For example, you may say you like someone's singing, but you're only being polite and you don't really mean it.
Thanks for your help and time
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The person is being insincere or disingenuous. He is telling "(little) white lies" to avoid hurting someone else's feelings.
- The person is being insincere or disingenuous.
- He is telling "(little) white lies" to avoid hurting someone else's feelings.
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The person is being insincere or disingenuous.
He is telling "(little) white lies" to avoid hurting someone else's feelings.
He is telling "(little) white lies" to avoid hurting someone else's feelings.
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Thank you for your reply, AlpheccaStars 
I hear this a lot on TV shows. Characters say, "I just wanted to be polite" and it
I hear this a lot on TV shows. Characters say, "I just wanted to be polite" and it
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