Exercise 7-6: More Apology Strategies
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Strategies Used in the Sample Dialogues
Strategies in
Dialogue 1:
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Using
an appropriate level of politeness
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Showing
consideration for the hearer (大丈夫ですか？ Daijoubu desuka?)
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Apologizing
repeatedly
(あ、すみません a, sumimasen, 申し訳ありませんでした mouushiwake
arimasen deshita)
Strategies in Dialogue 2:
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Using
an appropriate level of politeness
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Providing
an appropriate reason (忘れちゃった
wasure chatta ‘I forgot’)
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Apologizing
repeatedly (ごめん gomen ‘sorry’ appears 6 times!)
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Offering
a repair (またあとで電話するよ
mata atode denwa suruyo ‘I’ll call you later’)
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