#32 Getting Some Help 1

Key Word

What can I say instead: rather than; as an alternative to what someone is going to say

I could not come up with anything else. What can I say instead?

 

valediction: a word or phrase of farewell used to end a letter or message. the closing words.

Yeah, but you might want to change the valediction.

 

look forward to: feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen

Try sending the message, "I look forward to." It is a lot friendlier.

 

Would you mind..?

Would you mind giving me a hand?

Would you mind helping me?

Would you mind writing an e-mail?

 

I need you to... : 누군가에게 급하게 부탁할 때 쓰임. 상사가 쓸 때는 must, should 보다는 부드럽게 요청하는 표현.

I need you to get back to me soon. 답장을 빨리 주세요.

I need you to help me with something.

 

You might want to...: 남이 실수하거나 잘못된 것을 고쳐줄 때, 정중하게 표현하는 방법. ~하는 게 좋을 거 같다라는 의미.

You might want to use a spell checker.

You might want to try another way.

You might want to call someone else.

 

Dialogue

A: Would you mind helping me with something?

B: Sure, what's up?

 

A: I need you to look at an e-mail for me. Does this look right to you?

B: Yeah, but you might want to change the valediction. 

 

A: The what?

B: Valediction. The closing words in your e-mail.

 

A: Why? What's wrong with my valediction.

B: "I expect your reply" sounds bossy.

 

A: I couldn't come up with anything else. What can I say instead?

B: Try, "I look forward to." It's a lot friendlier.

Feedback

Original: I think they recognized me as team member.

Better: I think they now recognize me as a team member.

 

Original: You might want to use tour A than B.

Better: You might want to use tour A instead of tour B.

 

Original: I make him upset, but my short English.

Better: I could make him upset because I'm not sure what words in English to use.

 

Original: Samsung supported students who studied hard and incomes lower than they think.

Better: Samsung supported students who studied hard and had lower incomes.

 

Original: Until this day he has only use Samsung Galaxy.

Better: Until now, he has only used Samsung Galaxy.