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От: | begemoshka | |
| Дата: | 05.08.16 07:00 | ||
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| What the British say | What the British mean | What the Dutch/Russian understand |
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| I hear what you say | I disagree completely | He accepts my point of view |
| You must come by for dinner sometime | Just being polite; Goodbye! | He will invite me for dinner in the course of time |
| Very interesting | I don’t agree | He likes my idea |
| With the greatest respect | You must be a fool | He respects me/my view |
| I’m sure it’s my fault | It’s your fault! | It is his fault |
| That is an original point of view | You must be crazy | They like the idea |
| I almost agree | I don’t agree | He almost agrees |
| You’ll get there (eventually) | No way you will make it | Encouragement to go on |
| I’ll bear it in mind | I won’t do anything about it | He will use it when appropriate |
| Could we consider some other options | I don’t like your idea | He is still in the process of thinking |
| I would suggest | Do it as I want you to | An open suggestion |
| By the way | The primary purpose is | Not very important |
| Perhaps you could give this some more thought | Don’t do it, it’s a bad idea | Consider possible road blocks |
| Quite good | A bit disappointing | Quite good |
| Not bad | (Very) good | Average or poor |