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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak
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with me, Feifei...
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Rob: ...and me, Rob. Now excuse me Feifei,
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I just need to reach over and get
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a tissue before I... SNEEZE! Oh excuse me!
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Feifei: Are you getting a cold?
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Rob: Oh excuse me, I've just got to get this.
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Hi mum, I've told you not to call me at work
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I'll call you tonight. OK? Bye.
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Sorry about that.
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Feifei: ...Rob, are you going to do any work?
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Rob: Excuse me! I am working very hard to explain
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today's piece of authentic English.
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Feifei: Excuse me? Say that again.
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Rob: Yes - that's it - our phrase today
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is two words with many different meanings
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- 'excuse me'.
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Feifei: I see - so when you sneeze or make a rude noise
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you can apologise by saying 'excuse me!'
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Rob: Exactly. And when I wanted you to move
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so that I could reach for the tissues, I said
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'excuse me' to politely ask you to move
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so that I could reach them. A bit like this...
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Example: Excuse me, could you move down the bus
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please so that I can get on. Thanks!
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Feifei: And what about that phone call?
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Rob: Ah yes, I said 'excuse me' as a polite way
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of apologising for the interruption.
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Feifei: So you were being polite and then
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you were being rude when you said 'excuse me!'
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Rob: Well, I was expressing shock and disbelief
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that you thought I wasn't working.
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A bit like this...
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Example: Excuse me! How can you say I don't do any
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housework - I cleaned the bathroom yesterday.
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Rob: And then you said 'excuse me?'
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because you didn't understand what I said earlier
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- as usual - and you wanted me to repeat it.
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Feifei: Excuse me! That's not fair. Any other uses?
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Rob: Yes. Here's another one...
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Example: Excuse me, do you know the way
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to the railway station?
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Feifei: OK, that's 'excuse me' to get someone's
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attention. Well Rob, now I've got your attention,
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you'll have to 'excuse me' because I've got to go.
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Rob: A very good use of 'excuse me' Feifei -
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politely saying you have to go.
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So, can you think of any more...? Feifei? Feifei?
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Oh she really has gone.
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Rob: Bye.
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