sometimes people ask you difficult questions and sometimes you can’t give
questions and sometimes you can’t give
questions and sometimes you can’t give an answer maybe it’s not appropriate to
an answer maybe it’s not appropriate to
an answer maybe it’s not appropriate to answer maybe you just don’t want to or
answer maybe you just don’t want to or
answer maybe you just don’t want to or maybe it’s not possible so here are some
maybe it’s not possible so here are some
maybe it’s not possible so here are some ways that you can avoid answering
ways that you can avoid answering
ways that you can avoid answering questions okay this first example is me
questions okay this first example is me
questions okay this first example is me every weekend like every weekend when
every weekend like every weekend when
every weekend like every weekend when someone invites you to go out to do
someone invites you to go out to do
someone invites you to go out to do something when you want to say I can’t
something when you want to say I can’t
something when you want to say I can’t commit to this plan now later I will
commit to this plan now later I will
commit to this plan now later I will know if this plan will happen or won’t
know if this plan will happen or won’t
know if this plan will happen or won’t happen then you can say yeah I don’t
happen then you can say yeah I don’t
happen then you can say yeah I don’t know maybe and let’s play it by ear in
know maybe and let’s play it by ear in
know maybe and let’s play it by ear in natural pronunciation let’s play it by
natural pronunciation let’s play it by
natural pronunciation let’s play it by ear let’s play it by ear usually for me
ear let’s play it by ear usually for me
ear let’s play it by ear usually for me this means no I’m buying some ice cream
this means no I’m buying some ice cream
this means no I’m buying some ice cream and watching Netflix and I’m not leaving
and watching Netflix and I’m not leaving
and watching Netflix and I’m not leaving my house Friday night and if you’re
my house Friday night and if you’re
my house Friday night and if you’re wondering yes this is the same as saying
wondering yes this is the same as saying
wondering yes this is the same as saying let’s wait and see I don’t know right
let’s wait and see I don’t know right
let’s wait and see I don’t know right now but later I will know maybe you
now but later I will know maybe you
now but later I will know maybe you don’t want to answer a question because
don’t want to answer a question because
don’t want to answer a question because it makes you sad now of course if you’re
it makes you sad now of course if you’re
it makes you sad now of course if you’re talking about your dead dog that’s a
talking about your dead dog that’s a
talking about your dead dog that’s a very sad subject maybe you don’t want to
very sad subject maybe you don’t want to
very sad subject maybe you don’t want to answer the question how did your dog die
answer the question how did your dog die
answer the question how did your dog die that’s a stupid question but if the
that’s a stupid question but if the
that’s a stupid question but if the question makes you sad you don’t want to
question makes you sad you don’t want to
question makes you sad you don’t want to answer it so you can say this I’d rather
answer it so you can say this I’d rather
answer it so you can say this I’d rather not talk about it
not talk about it
not talk about it remember rather means I’d prefer I’d
remember rather means I’d prefer I’d
remember rather means I’d prefer I’d rather not talk about it
rather not talk about it
rather not talk about it you can adapt this to other things for
you can adapt this to other things for
you can adapt this to other things for example do you want to eat pizza I
example do you want to eat pizza I
example do you want to eat pizza I rather not eat pizza right now my dog
rather not eat pizza right now my dog
rather not eat pizza right now my dog just died but just remember that verb is
just died but just remember that verb is
just died but just remember that verb is in the infinitive it doesn’t change
in the infinitive it doesn’t change
in the infinitive it doesn’t change he-she it doesn’t change it’s always
he-she it doesn’t change it’s always
he-she it doesn’t change it’s always infinitive so not I’d rather not talking
infinitive so not I’d rather not talking
infinitive so not I’d rather not talking no I’d rather not talk I’d rather not
no I’d rather not talk I’d rather not
no I’d rather not talk I’d rather not talk about it
talk about it
talk about it natural pronunciation I’d rather not
natural pronunciation I’d rather not
natural pronunciation I’d rather not talk about it
talk about it
talk about it notice that I’d we don’t say like I’d
notice that I’d we don’t say like I’d
notice that I’d we don’t say like I’d rather not talk about it we say I’d
rather not talk about it we say I’d
rather not talk about it we say I’d rather not talk about it
rather not talk about it
rather not talk about it we’re using glottal ice teas here this
we’re using glottal ice teas here this
we’re using glottal ice teas here this connects together not talk not talk I’d
connects together not talk not talk I’d
connects together not talk not talk I’d rather not talk about it so it all
rather not talk about it so it all
rather not talk about it so it all connects nicely that good natural
connects nicely that good natural
connects nicely that good natural pronunciation sometimes maybe the
pronunciation sometimes maybe the
pronunciation sometimes maybe the question is just rude and you don’t want
question is just rude and you don’t want
question is just rude and you don’t want to answer but you also want to say
to answer but you also want to say
to answer but you also want to say that’s a rude question you can say this
of course this is a very rude question
of course this is a very rude question how much do you weigh never ask someone
how much do you weigh never ask someone
how much do you weigh never ask someone that so of course his response could be
that so of course his response could be
that so of course his response could be I don’t want to answer the question but
I don’t want to answer the question but
I don’t want to answer the question but also I want to let you know that is a
also I want to let you know that is a
also I want to let you know that is a rude question don’t ask me that you can
rude question don’t ask me that you can
rude question don’t ask me that you can say this never you mind now you know
say this never you mind now you know
say this never you mind now you know that never mind
that never mind
that never mind means don’t worry about it but if you
means don’t worry about it but if you
means don’t worry about it but if you add you never you mind then saying
add you never you mind then saying
add you never you mind then saying that’s a personal question don’t ask me
that’s a personal question don’t ask me
that’s a personal question don’t ask me there now that sounds a little bit
there now that sounds a little bit
there now that sounds a little bit old-fashioned but it’s still okay to say
old-fashioned but it’s still okay to say
old-fashioned but it’s still okay to say the next one mind your own business
the next one mind your own business
the next one mind your own business that is personal that’s for me that’s
that is personal that’s for me that’s
that is personal that’s for me that’s not for you mind your own business
not for you mind your own business
not for you mind your own business notice the pronunciation here we’ve got
notice the pronunciation here we’ve got
notice the pronunciation here we’ve got connected speech everywhere here this is
connected speech everywhere here this is
connected speech everywhere here this is added with a kind of sound mind your
added with a kind of sound mind your
added with a kind of sound mind your mind your you know that English is
mind your you know that English is
mind your you know that English is non-rhotic so that our is not pronounced
non-rhotic so that our is not pronounced
non-rhotic so that our is not pronounced unless the next word starts with a vowel
unless the next word starts with a vowel
unless the next word starts with a vowel sound so in this case we have our
sound so in this case we have our
sound so in this case we have our linking your own rone your own mind your
linking your own rone your own mind your
linking your own rone your own mind your own business mind your own business mind
own business mind your own business mind
own business mind your own business mind your own business how much do you weigh
your own business how much do you weigh
your own business how much do you weigh mind your own business maybe sometimes
mind your own business maybe sometimes
mind your own business maybe sometimes you can’t answer that question because
you can’t answer that question because
you can’t answer that question because that information should not come from
that information should not come from
that information should not come from you it should come from a different
you it should come from a different
you it should come from a different person
person
person think of political situations like this
think of political situations like this
think of political situations like this one
so of course maybe that information is
so of course maybe that information is confidential in this case you could say
confidential in this case you could say
confidential in this case you could say I’m not at liberty to say I’m not
I’m not at liberty to say I’m not
I’m not at liberty to say I’m not allowed to give you this information
allowed to give you this information
allowed to give you this information it’s confidential I’m not at liberty to
it’s confidential I’m not at liberty to
it’s confidential I’m not at liberty to say
say
say I’m not at liberty to say so of course
I’m not at liberty to say so of course
I’m not at liberty to say so of course this exact expression is very common
this exact expression is very common
this exact expression is very common with politicians as well as the more
with politicians as well as the more
with politicians as well as the more common one no comment
common one no comment
common one no comment the easy one this is when when anyone
the easy one this is when when anyone
the easy one this is when when anyone wants to say I don’t want to talk about
wants to say I don’t want to talk about
wants to say I don’t want to talk about it they will say no comment
it they will say no comment
it they will say no comment natural pronunciation of this one I’m
natural pronunciation of this one I’m
natural pronunciation of this one I’m not at liberty to say
not at liberty to say
not at liberty to say when you ask someone for an answer
when you ask someone for an answer
when you ask someone for an answer decision something in general and they
decision something in general and they
decision something in general and they don’t want to give you the answer right
don’t want to give you the answer right
don’t want to give you the answer right now but they will say later I’ll give
now but they will say later I’ll give
now but they will say later I’ll give you the answer they can say this let me
you the answer they can say this let me
you the answer they can say this let me get back to you notice we glottal eyes
get back to you notice we glottal eyes
get back to you notice we glottal eyes both of those T’s because the T is at
both of those T’s because the T is at
both of those T’s because the T is at the end of a word so it sounds okay let
the end of a word so it sounds okay let
the end of a word so it sounds okay let me get back to you let me get back to
me get back to you let me get back to
me get back to you let me get back to you you could add on that or on that and
you you could add on that or on that and
you you could add on that or on that and I don’t know right now but let me get
I don’t know right now but let me get
I don’t know right now but let me get back to you on that I’ll give you the
back to you on that I’ll give you the
back to you on that I’ll give you the answer later so that is a super common
answer later so that is a super common
answer later so that is a super common expression that you’ll hear from
expression that you’ll hear from
expression that you’ll hear from companies if you want a decision right
companies if you want a decision right
companies if you want a decision right now or if you want an answer from
now or if you want an answer from
now or if you want an answer from someone about something general thanks
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