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LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AT WORK
3.1.
Complete the rule for the cultural and linguistic peculiarities of
communicative style. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or phrase.
Effective communication in socializing and meetings is partly a matter of knowing
certain special features of culture and language.
Cultural Awareness: British style of disagreement
Generally, the British try to show that they are guided by
reasonableness, compromise and common sense during meetings.
It is rare that they will openly disagree. The British often seem to
agree, but by qualifying their agreement it could well be a hidden
form of disagreement. Look at the phrases like:
‘ That’s a very interesting idea, but …’
‘We would certainly like to do that, however …’
Other types of hidden disagreement include:
Vagueness in reply e.g. ‘ That depends on a lot of things.’
Understatement e.g. ‘ It might be tricky’, ‘I am inclined to
feel that that it is important’, ‘The room is a little/ a bit
overcrowded’, ‘We tend to overlook the importance of tests’, ‘The
news somewhat shocked me’
Humour e.g. ‘If only my name were Prince Charles.
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