Phrases and conversation
69 Conversational language
B1conversation
In short
Le frasi che tengono in piedi una conversazione: ordinare, correggersi, cambiare argomento, attenuare.
ordine first of all, then, finally · correggersi I mean, or rather · cambiare argomento by the way, anyway · attenuare I think, kind of, a bit
- By the way, did you call her?
- It was Tuesday — I mean, Wednesday.
- It's a bit expensive, I think.
Watch out: by the way apre un argomento nuovo, anyway torna a quello di prima
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- 69.1Sequencing and organizing
- 69.2Correcting yourself
- 69.3Changing the subject
- 69.4Hedging
- 69.5Keeping a conversation going