5. I would like... VS I want...
用下面的词表示请求常常被认为很不礼貌,那就是说"I want"。下次试着向服务生说,"I’d like a cup of coffee, please",而非"I want a cup of coffee",你就能得到你要的咖啡和别人的会心一笑了!
6. Would you mind...? VS Stop it!
如果有人做你不喜欢的事,而且可能还很不礼貌,你该怎样阻止他们呢?要想得到理想中的结果,不用大声叫嚣"Stop talking on your phone in the cinema!",只要客气对他们说,"Would you mind not using your phone in the cinema, please?"
7. Can you hold, please? VS Wait.
在电话中是否选择适当礼貌用语可以使对话更有效或中止对话。如果有人打电话来找人,不要说,"Wait"。而是,礼貌的问"Can you hold, please?"