1st Part of Today's Sophomore Lesson: Hedging
You should use hedging in the English language if you would like to remove yourself from your statement. Hedging uses words like perhaps, it would seem, or possibly.
Me: Boys, you might want to use hedging if your girlfriend ever says, "Does this dress make me look fat?"
Charles: *shouts a phrase in Chinese* which roughly translated means, "Maybe this dish isn't so delicious."
Class: Hilarious laughter
Me: No!! Don't say that! You could say something like, "Perhaps that dress does not show how truly beautiful you really are!"
Keith: *slaps Charles* See! I told you we need to listen in class! We need to know this stuff!!
2nd Part of Today's Sophomore Lesson: Wishes and Regrets
(aka language to use when you didn't use hedging)
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