polite phrase

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• Polite fiction — refers to a social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternate version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment. It is closely related to euphemism, in which a word or phrase that might be …   Wikipedia

• polite conversation — phrase conversation that is made with someone because they are with you and not because you really want to talk to them Thesaurus: informal conversation about other people or unimportant thingssynonym Main entry: polite …   Useful english dictionary

• just being polite — just/only/being polite spoken phrase saying something not because it is true but in order not to offend someone Did you really like her book, or were you just being polite? Thesaurus: polite behavioursynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• only being polite — just/only/being polite spoken phrase saying something not because it is true but in order not to offend someone Did you really like her book, or were you just being polite? Thesaurus: polite behavioursynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• you + prepositional phrase —    In this kind of vocative the speaker qualifies ‘you’ with an ad hoc phrase that will enable the hearer to know who is meant. In Joyce Cary’s short story A Touch of Genius, for instance, a white man calls to a native girl: ‘Ere, you with the… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic …   Wikipedia

• Customs and etiquette of Japan — Japan has a code of etiquette that governs the expectations of social behavior and is considered very important. Many books instruct readers on its minutiae.Some customs here may be very regional practices, and thus may not exist in all regions… …   Wikipedia

• Etiquette in Japan — The code of etiquette in Japan governs the expectations of social behavior in the country and is considered very important. Like many social cultures, etiquette varies greatly depending on your status with the person in question. Many books… …   Wikipedia

• want — want1 [ want ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to feel that you would like to have, keep, or do something: Do you still want these old letters? want something for something: What do you want for your birthday? want to do something: Liz wants to see the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• want — I UK [wɒnt] / US [wɑnt] verb [transitive] Word forms want : present tense I/you/we/they want he/she/it wants present participle wanting past tense wanted past participle wanted *** Metaphor: Wanting something is like being hungry or thirsty, and… …   English dictionary

• I want... — I want... phrase used as a direct and rather rude way of asking for something. The polite phrase is ‘I would like’... ‘I want a biscuit.’ ‘Ask nicely, please (=you won’t get things unless you ask politely) !’ Thesaurus: ways of asking questions… …   Useful english dictionary