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Disagree, politely: 23 English phrases for a project review
23 phrases4 topicsevery phrase with momentsfrom 54 videos
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This pack has 23 phrases that Talk picked to show you listened, say no gently and find the middle ground, in 4 topics. Every one comes with moments from real videos, so you hear each phrase the way people say it at work and beyond.
All 23 phrases in Disagree, politely, by topic
It starts with phrases like that's true, I get that and to be fair, each said in real videos. Its moments come from videos such as “Twilight” and “Envy”.
Tap any phrase to hear it and play its moments from real videos.
Showing you listened
4 phrases · 01/04- that's truephrase2 momentsin 119 videos
- I get thatphrase3 momentsin 54 videos
- to be fairphrase3 momentsin 45 videos
- I see your pointphrase1 momentin 3 videos
Saying no softly
8 phrases · 02/04- not necessarilyphrase3 momentsin 108 videos
- in my opinionphrase3 momentsin 79 videos
- I don't think sophrase3 momentsin 65 videos
- I'm not sayingphrase3 momentsin 62 videos
- I disagreephrase3 momentsin 31 videos
- I'm afraidphrase3 momentsin 40 videos
- I'm not sure thatphrase3 momentsin 14 videos
- I'm not convincedphrase3 momentsin 10 videos
Weighing it up
8 phrases · 03/04- on the other handphrase3 momentsin 154 videos
- that saidphrase3 momentsin 120 videos
- it dependsphrase3 momentsin 78 videos
- trade-offphrase3 momentsin 28 videos
- the problem with thatphrase3 momentsin 27 videos
- the downsidephrase3 momentsin 10 videos
- the risk isphrase1 momentin 8 videos
- pros and consphrase2 momentsin 3 videos
Finding a middle
3 phrases · 04/04- why don't wephrase3 momentsin 77 videos
- common groundphrase3 momentsin 6 videos
- agree to disagreephrase1 momentin 4 videos
Where the phrases in Disagree, politely come from
- Phrases
- Picked by Talk.
- How Talk picked them
- We drafted 32 phrases for disagreeing politely (showing you listened, saying no softly, weighing it up and finding a middle), plus the other ways people say them (contractions, British and American forms), counted how many of Talk's spoken videos say each one, and kept those heard in at least three lines across two or more videos, with at least one clear moment.
- What Talk changed
- Grouped into 4 topics, with the forms Talk looks for in captions, how many Talk videos say each phrase and up to three video moments. This list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Meanings
- From Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Princeton WordNet, used under the WordNet licence. WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
How to practice with Disagree, politely
- Try any phraseTap a phrase to hear it and play its moments from real videos. No account needed.
- Start the packPick 5, 10 or 20 new phrases a day. Talk adds them to your daily review, after the ones you have due.
- Keep what you needKeep a phrase to practice it, or mark one you already know. A kept phrase comes back over the days ahead, with another of its moments.
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No. You can read every phrase, hear it and play its moments without signing in. A free account is only for starting a pack: Talk then adds 5, 10 or 20 of its phrases a day to your review and keeps your progress.
How did Talk pick the phrases in Disagree, politely?
We drafted 32 phrases for disagreeing politely (showing you listened, saying no softly, weighing it up and finding a middle), plus the other ways people say them (contractions, British and American forms), counted how many of Talk's spoken videos say each one, and kept those heard in at least three lines across two or more videos, with at least one clear moment.
Where do the phrases in Disagree, politely come from?
Talk picked them. We drafted 32 phrases for disagreeing politely (showing you listened, saying no softly, weighing it up and finding a middle), plus the other ways people say them (contractions, British and American forms), counted how many of Talk's spoken videos say each one, and kept those heard in at least three lines across two or more videos, with at least one clear moment. The list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
How were the moments in Disagree, politely picked?
Each moment is one caption line from a video in Talk's catalog where the phrase is said. A phrase gets up to three, each from a different video, and a moment is dropped when its line no longer matches the video's captions. All 23 phrases in this pack have at least one moment, 18 have all three.
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