Criticise POLITELY without being RUDE | Polite English Criticism Phrases

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[@hellybelle5]

I think any sentence with but in it negates everything before it. Like when people say "I love you, but..."

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Thank you lovely lady. Here in South Africa we say I am gonna be honest with you I don't like the way you behave yesterday. Love your videos wish there was one on how to speak Afrikaans better.

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My problem is: I know all of them, I've heard them, I've read them.. But, when I speak, they never come to mind. It's frustrating 😅

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So you're like me....😂😅

[@qeenya713]

+1

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Just try to think of some past (or even upcoming) situations you could use the expressions in. Then, mentally (or even vocally), make some sentences about the situations using those expressions. ;-) For your brain it will be like as if you have used them and next time they might pop up when you need them.

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Hello, I'm from Brazil and I like to watch your videos to improve my listen.

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@@leonardodavid6748 eu também,and I love her accent

[@sergiovazquez8599]

If there’s one thing I love from this channel is that Lucy teaches us how to behave or to confront in a polite way without relying on rudeness and unnecessary offence.

[@ColinMill1]

Two possibilities to add to the list:- "Have you considered..." "Here's a mad idea: what if..." Of course these can sound sarcastic under some circumstances, such as: "Have you considered turning up to work on time?" or "Here's a mad idea: what if you stopped being unfaithful to your wife?"

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@Mark Jones loooolllllll

[@ok_star81]

@Mark Jones What's going on here?

[@ok_star81]

@Mark Jones Vous êtes une bête en tout ce qui me concerne !! La façon dont vous vous adressez aux personnes est bizarre. Avec tous vos jargons et vulgarité à ma personne, j'ai pu constaté que vous appartenez à une classe très basse et impolie de votre société. Franchement, je vous prie de vous occupez de vos oignons. Bête.....

[@Magpieme98]

I use “have you considered” with my children!

[@anjalibala176]

MR MILL.. I appreciate your time writing those... I made a note of those too. Thank you ❤️

[@anjalibala176]

Thank you Lucy 💕

[@AjayKumar-wm7qx]

How to criticise politely 1. With respect / with all due respect 2. I'm going to be very honest with you / I'm gonna be honest with you... 3. Let's be frank... 4. I'm not going to lie / I'm not gonna lie 5. I don't mean to offend you but... 6. Don't get me wrong 7. I've noticed that... 8. There's room for improvement 9. If I were you, I would... 10. Could I offer you a bit of constructive criticism? 11. ...to say the least / to put it mildly

[@nomadsinn2826]

Polite roasting season starts now. Thank you Lucy😁

[@leonidasse]

I’m not British so I’LL BE HONEST WITH YOU: there should be a visit to a scaffold coming in package for using “there’s room for improvement” and all the other corporate/office b*t. People start to communicate like this in everyday life as a result! Lucy - I absolutely adore your accent and videos🙌🏼🙌🏼

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l am Chinese senior high school student. most of chinese school teaches American accent English. Lucy let me fall in love with British English. the British English sounds like a gentleman. l don't mean American accent is bad , l just prefer British English. hope one day l can go to UK

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🙂

[@reynosoroberto3180]

Thanks a lot Miss Lucy. In wich video I've learned a lot about it. At the moment I'm working at Minnesota but I am from Guatemala. Cheers!

[@samayahone3497]

You know, as a brit myself i still find these videos really entertaining - they often point out things i do that i don't even notice

[@TrevorNgombe]

Good teacher 🎉

[@DatingCoachElla]

The way the lesson delivered was so pleasing, clear and informative. Super helpful to use for constructing opinions and criticisms in a considerate manner. Thank you, Lucy!

[@mizrakercan]

Thank you so much. I like your all videos.

[@syedmansoorraza4989]

Very good presentation and given examples. Great Miss.Lucy

[@mochan8447]

I recommend adding the following to your excellent list: - I hate to contradict you but, … / It pains me to contradict you but, … - That is an excellent point but have you considered... / That is an excellent point but it might be worth considering… - You make an excellent point! Although in my experience… / You make an excellent point! Sadly, the data seem to suggest that,... - Permission to speak my mind! [and when permission is granted, contradict politely starting with "I believe..." or "In my humble opinion"] (more common in a military environment) And finally, my favourite! A very Yes-Minister-inspired one: - That is the most courageous thing you have ever said! (meaning you’re likely to run into trouble or lose your job if you carry on with it)

[@peterlbaldwin511]

As a native "English" speaker, I do find that just one word to me is a "warning bell" which makes me subconsciously a little wary. It is the word "But" as in.. "You know how much I value our friendship, but....!!" or "Well we can do as you suggest, but...!". One just knows that something probably negative is coming

[@davidjamesshaver]

However, works as well and is less abrupt sounding.

[@kanahuanai4059]

Not gonna lie is what I hear very often in many KZbin videos and I didn’t quite understand what it meant. Now I totally understand it. It was a very helpful video!!

[@bassem008]

I like this expression : " I beg your pardon !" For some reason I find it sarcastic and funny

[@zachkbx3281]

I never use it. It sounds too old-fashioned

[@CouchPotatoCrusader]

@@zachkbx3281 yeah sounds like old English. Outdated

[@milisharma110]

Me too

[@rabilahaiwas5901]

Excellent

[@manuelleon7664]

I love your videos, thank you Lucy and regards from Mexico ✌️

[@druscanam]

Caution: British people may still get offended, even when using these special techniques.

[@muhammadahsan4959]

They get angry TOO fast PS. No hate NO OFFENSE!!!!

[@druscanam]

@@muhammadahsan4959 One technique you can use to help communicate your objections to someone who takes criticism poorly is to use the "sandwich feedback method." It's where you praise, encourage or complement the person with positive feedback then after, you inject your criticism, dislike or disapproval followed by re-enforcing your positive feedback. Like a sandwich, this takes the hard meaty criticism and covers it both ends with something light and fluffy to make your central point much easier to swallow. This way, the person is more likely to take your criticism in a much more positive light. Also, if your really want to get the most out of this technique, avoid word "but" or "however" when leading into your criticism. Instead, say "my only criticism" or "my only concern would be..." although absolutely do use "but" and "however" when leading back into positive feedback for sure 😁

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No school will teach what you teach Lucy.!!!!

[@muhammadahsan4959]

@@druscanam OK thanks for the feedback bro

[@merlin3037]

Yes absolutely..!!

[@Ceerads]

Very useful for even native English speakers! Thank you! And I love your humor. Obviously, I’m here in the States.

[@nailsaggitarius4212]

Good one. Thank you Lucy.

[@AllGoodThanks]

Super helpful video, now, got to work on remembering and using them. thank you:)

[@parasite674]

Another way of using "If I were you..." is when giving advice, especially if the person sounds like he made up his mind to do something unwise. e.g. "If I were you, I would apologize to her now. Don't wait until tomorrow like you want."

[@sergeipetrov5572]

Hello Lucy! It was nice to see you! Thank you so much for the lesson on how to avoid being rude! Nevertheless, I've noticed that people sometimes need to be slightly rude to be fair.

[@zTJq40sl]

No. 7 (6:52) also has the variations "I can't help but notice (that) ..." and "I couldn't help but notice (that) ...", which seems to kinda imply that even if you hadn't watched / observed them, you would have noticed, because they do the wrong or bad thing so often or in a so obvious manner, that you'd eventually become aware of it even without wanting to.

[@kolli7150]

This video is going to change my live... XD It's like understanding English speakers for the first time... (in my country we are very frank, honest and direct... now I understand why English speakers are so sensitive every time)

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Thanks for the lesson which is very helpful to avoid misunderstanding with somebody.

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Great teacher! Very interesting vocabulary lucy!

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i m in a good way jealous of your pluck and tenacity to make your lessons over and over without repeating .its worth it

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I. Loooove your politeness, Lucy💕

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Precious. Thanks.

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a good and lovely teacher with sense of humour

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Thank you Lucy, each one teach one

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You are a good Teacher

[@KathrynLiz1]

Another good one is "not to put too fine a point on it"..... very useful.

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I love it! I love this video, becose this is not only learning English but also improving our communication. Thank you Lucy

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Absolutely love it, thank you Lucy!

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You are the best teacher!

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I did that last year with Dracula, listened to the audio while following along with the book. It made reading it faster too.

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Hi Lucy, Thank you for your audible book and I like your teaching of Polite Criticism sentences. I love then

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Hi Lucy, thank you so much for new upload....

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I appreciate the work you are doing for us.

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Awesome style 😊😊😊😄😄😄😄

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With all due respect I don't understand why some people dislike this beautiful video. 🤔

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GREAT LESSON.

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Hi.i really love your accent and the way you explain everything. Now I can speak British accent very well though I'm a srilankan.

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and i'm gonna tell you directly! 😁 i enjoy watching your entertaining lessons! thank you! 😊😊😊

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Great video Lucy! I loved number 11 for being so cynical! Thanks a lot!!

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You're a great British teacher, thank you.

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You made me love British English! Cheers!!!

[@azeelia]

these phrases are so helpful,Lucy. Thanks!

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English has been spoken very well by Lucy.

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Love your accent. Thank you lucy

[@bonnyguillen06]

Is interesting how to use this expressions to reduce your criticism and trying to be nice even though you want to let the person know what you want. Thank you Lucy and let me tell you that I love your english accent.

[@14onyx]

I think you could also use Come to one's attention similarly as noticing something

[@maryammehr3823]

Hi, I thought when we say ‘ There is room for improvement ‘ means you are doing %90 right and only little left to fill the gap. While Lucy said we use this phrase if someone has lots of mistakes !! 😰 I used this phrase on my performance review about myself 😰

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Nice ...really helpful ❣

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Brilliant. I've also heard, "this is not easy for me to say but ..."

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Very informative. Lucy - it would be great if you can do a video on communicating with peers or managers (one level up) about difficult situations, politely in a office setting

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Thank you..

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Lucy: "We like to avoid confrontation." House of Commons : "Hold my cup of tea..."

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I believe in every democratic country, lower house or house of common behaves like unruly teenagers.

[@anonymous22014]

That's perfect! Lucy, would you please explain in your next videos the difference between criticism and critique? Thank you very much in advance

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Oh, Lucy, Lucy, Lucy, Lucy! I hope Will knows what a gem he has in you! :-) There are not many videos (other than yours) I've enjoyed as much as this one. You have such a loveable sense of humour, I chuckled the whole time. And, of course, as always, I learned a lot.