The BEST English Phrase EVER! | Real English Vocabulary
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We're re looking at the number one most useful
English phrase, in the world, ever!
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And I mean like ever!
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Ever, ever, ever!
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The phrase we're looking at today is, 'I'd
love to but'.
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This is a wonderful phrase because you get
to say no to an invitation but you do it politely.
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Ok, so we refuse an invitation politely.
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let's look at an invitation.
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So maybe my friend says 'Tom would you like
to go to the cinema tonight?'
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maybe I don't want to go for whatever reason.
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I could say 'I'd love to but I'm busy tonight.'
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So you get the 'I'd love to' that's the refusing
phrase and then 'but I'm busy tonight' or
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'I'm busy tonight' is the reason or the thing
you are doing.
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Now you'll notice that I'd love to that's
showing them that you, you know, I want to
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do it but I can't because I'm busy.
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Alright it's time to practise.
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Now I'm going to make an invitation to you,
wherever you are in the world and I want you
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to reject it politely by using a 'I'd love
to but...' phrase and then some reason why,
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ok?
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Let's have a go!
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'Do you want to get a coffee with me?'
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Ok, let's try again.
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'Do you want to get a coffee with me?'
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Alright, good job.
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Now I hope you that really politely.
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You didn't just say 'No!'
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I hope you used the phrase, I trust you guys,
I trust you.
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Alright, now please remember guys, oh!
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Before I finish, please write your comment,
your sentence in the comments below, Ok?
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So whatever phrase you used to reject my offer,
write it in the comments below.
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I'd love to see you guys using the language.
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Alright, now before I finish as well, remember
that i've got a video called 'How to refuse
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an invitation politely.'
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There are three other great phrases you can
use.
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It's on my You Tube channel which is Eat Sleep
Dream English, ok?
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So, check it out.
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It's really useful just like I'd love to but
there are some other phrases there to help
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you guys to refuse an invitation politely.
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Alright, thanks so much for hanging out with
me, this is Tom the English Hipster saying
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goodbye.
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