Um guia prático para sermos mais educados em inglês - Softners
Na primeira parte deste artigo, apresentei alguns SOFTENERS. Neste vou apresentar outras técnicas. .
Exemplo:
- There will be a delay in the completion of the project.
Tornando mais suave como o uso de "might" e "slight"
1. Qualifiers
Qualifiers são palavras usadas para modificar outras. Exemplo:
- It is very hot.
Aqui o qualifier ‘very’ aumenta a intensidade do hot. Se você usa qualifiers para alterar a quantidade ou qualidade de uma palavra para menos, você usará os great ‘softeners’,palavras que são usadas para atenuar o tom, ou ser mais educado. Exemplos: :
a little, a bit, a little bit, slight, slightly, small, one or two.
Veja exemplo o uso dos softners que atenuarão oproblema ao você comunica-lo para alguém.
- We are having problems with the new product.
- We are having problems with the new product.
- We are having one or two problems with the new product.
- We will run over budget.
- We might run slightly over budget.
- The marketing campaign is behind schedule.
- The marketing campaign is a little bit behind schedule.
2. Negative Question Forms
Outra maneira de suavizar é utilizar a negativa quanto queremos dar sugestões. Exemplo:
- We should redesign the company logo!
- We should redesign the company logo!
Eis uma maneira menos autoritária:
- Shouldn’t we redesign the company logo?
- Shouldn’t we redesign the company logo?
Podemos usar o shouldn’t, wouldn’t e couldn’t nestes casos. Mais exemplos:
- We must hire a new advertising agency.
- We must hire a new advertising agency.
- Couldn’t we hire a new advertising agency?
- Wouldn’t it be better to hire a new advertising agency?
3. Usando Past Continuous Tense
Esta é outra maneira de transformar a conversa em mais diplomática.
- I hope we can sign the contract today.
- I hope we can sign the contract today.
- I was hoping that we could sign the contract today.
- I think we need to hire more employees.
- I was thinking we need to hire more employees.
- I aim to finish this project by the end of the month.
- I was aiming to finish this project by the end of the month.
4. The Passive Voice - Voz Passi
Finalmente, o uso da voz passiva para suavizar. Veja abaixo na primeira frase a voz ativa e depois alterando para voz passiva.
- You have broken my computer!
- You have broken my computer!
- My computer has been broken!
- You said you were going to sign the deal today.
- It was understood that you were going to sign the deal today.
- You agreed to lower your fees.
- It was agreed that you were going to lower your fees.
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