Using softeners in English ::::::
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Eric will be your guide through this series on softeners. Click on his screen to hear him talk about how to make things you say more polite. |
If you have something negative to say, it's a good idea to soften this a bit. An easy way to do this is to use so called 'softeners' - words, that make things sound a bit more harmless.
The most obvious softeners are “please” and “thank you” but there are more . Let's have a look at them.