Polite Speech in English
- English does not have two kinds of verbs from the point of view of "Respect".
- English does not have two pronoun forms from the point of "Respect".
- English does not have Special words for elder brother and his wife,Older Cousin and her Husband, For another man from mother's village etc.
- English has "Sir","Madam","Miss","Mister",etc.
- English has "Sorry","Please" and "Thanks".
- Hearts lie,like door,will open with ease/you please.
When do You Say "Please!"
- A more Polite request- Can I have a cup of tea,Please! Silence,Please! May I have Your attention, Please!
- To add force to a demand- Shall we all,Please,Come on Time tomorrow?
- To Draw Somebody's attention-One to Parry's,Please! without sugar ,Please!
- In place of "Sir/Madam/Mister",etc- You May take this Seat,Please!
When Do you Say "Sorry"
- To apologies-Sorry,I am late, I wrote it wrongly.
- To Decline an offer- Sorry, I Can not accept it!
- To Deny Permission- Sorry, It is closed now!
- To Express Disagreement- Sorry,I don't agree! Sorry, I beg to differ.
- Before interruption - Sorry, We must take only about the item on the Agenda!
English Uses Question form for Request,Advice,Suggestion,Offers,etc.
- Can I borrow your Pen, Please!
- Can you tell me the time,Please!
- May I come in sir.
- Would you like to try this new Shirt,Please!
- Will you,Madam,Marry Me?
- Shall we go to the town this Evening?
- Would you like to try this new recipe,Miss?
Indicators for Impoliteness:
- Being late for appointments.
- Speaking Rapidly.
- Listening without looking at the Speaker.
- Interrupting the Speaker/pre-Emptying the speaker - I know what you mean!
- Inadequate attention to the Speaker.
- Using pronoun without the Noun first.
- Using informal Language in a formal Situation.
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