Some alternatives for please, sorry, fine, sad, tired and bored. Alternatives for please Would you mind… I’d appreciate it if you could… Would you be able to … I wonder if you might… Alernatives for sorry It was thoughtless of me… It was careless of me… I owe you a pology for my awful behaviour. I take full responsibility for my actions. I sincerely apologise. For I’m fine (I) couldn’t be better!

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Since I’m here I couldn’t count that how many times people asking me ‘how are you’ and I actually don’t know how to response this due to the difference of the greeting ways. Today I came across Grace in the corridor of our apartment building. Again I was asking ‘How are you?’ It could be simple as a normal greeting way here but I just not be adapted to it. At the hometown we just say people’s name if he/she is an acquaintance.

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Kai Li (李锴)

PhD candidate of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University

Leiden University

the Netherlands