Baxter Communications » Bits and bobs https://baxtercommunications.nl Global communications in English Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:19:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Using softening expressions https://baxtercommunications.nl/using-softening-expressions/ https://baxtercommunications.nl/using-softening-expressions/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2015 08:57:07 +0000 http://baxtercommunications.nl/?p=5385 It’s a good idea to use softening expressions such as ‘I’m afraid’, ‘sorry’, ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ regularly […]

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