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Advanced Discussion Phrases

Useful expressions for advanced discussion

 

Five levels of politeness

When we speak in English being too direct could sound rude, so we need to soften our expressions. English needs more signals than other languages.

To sound polite in English the rule is that the more indirect you are the politer you are. There are several ways to do this:

Present Perfect

We use present perfect:

  • To talk about past experiences when we don't say when they happened. If we say when they happened (minutes ago, yesterday, in a date) we use the past simple.
  • To give news if something has happened recently we often use just

Historical vs Historic

Historical: Refers to any event, person, building ... in the past.

Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed.
She specializes in historical novels set in 18th-century England.

Feelings - Idioms

List of idioms related to feelings. A list of idioms in alphabetical order can be found following this link. Idioms - alphabetical order

Landscape - Idioms

List of idiomas related to landscape. A list of idioms in alphabetical order can be found following this link Idioms - alphabetical order