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How to be polite? #1 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2004 19:47 pm   How to be polite?
 

greetings to everyone, I am a new member
If I may ask, what should I say to sound very polite if I am serving someone a cup of coffe or tea, the only phrase that I know is 'here you go' but doesn't sound very polite to me
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Tea coffee? #2 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2004 20:57 pm   Tea coffee?
 

Hi,

Perhaps you could say: May I/Can I offer you a cup of tea?

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Tea coffee? #3 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2004 21:26 pm   Tea coffee?
 

Alan wrote:
Hi,

Perhaps you could say: May I/Can I offer you a cup of tea?

Alan


thank you for the replay,
I probably didn't ask properly,

I am wondering what to say after the above mentioned question and positive answer from the person
I am talking about the moment when I am putting the cup of coffe on the table in front of that person;
what should I say, is 'Here is your coffe sir' polite enough?
sorry to bother you again

thanks

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Polite #4 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2004 23:15 pm   Polite
 

Yes, that's fine

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