Am 18.10.2014 um 09:10 schrieb Miroslav Suchy:
On 10/17/2014 08:31 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
> You can say something like "I'm not sure I understand the point you are
> making. Particularly, I don't see how __________ follows. Can you explain
> that in more depth?"
>
> And conversely, if you feel like your position isn't being listened
> to, try
> "I guess I'm not making myself very clear. Let me try to restate.... Does
> this make more sense?"
Ha Ha. I heard exactly that from my English teacher several weeks ago.
For myself, this is cultural difference too. I would never use such
wording in my native language. (Disclaimer: I'm not targeting the
original thread, but disagreement in general)
+1
nobody i know in real life talks that way, really nobody, never