Serendipity
Practice: Language Functions
For each language function, two examples are given. Add your own third example:
1 Giving opinions
“I feel we should adjust the pricing to be more competitive.”
“In my opinion, we need to adjust the pricing in order to be more competitive.”
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2 Asking opinions
“Frank, what’s your opinion on this?”
“What do you think about this, Valerie?”
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3 Interrupting politely
“Sorry to interrupt, Joe, but…”
“If I could just interrupt, …”
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4 Redirecting a conversation
“Getting back to the point about…”
“We’re getting off the topic here…”
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5 Agreeing with another participant
“I strongly agree with Joe on this.”
“I’m with Joe on this.”
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6 Disagreeing with another participant
“Sorry, Joe, but I disagree.”
“I feel I have to disagree about…”
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