Comments on: Giving and receiving presents in English http://www.english-at-home.com Learn English for free Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:12:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/giving-and-receiving-presents-in-english/#comment-36867 Clare Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:47:24 +0000 http://www.english-at-home.com/?page_id=272#comment-36867 You should always say thank you - even if you don't like the gift, so those phrases are fine for this situation. I'm not sure if there is a word for these sorts of responses, but perhaps "tactful" describes it. You should always say thank you – even if you don't like the gift, so those phrases are fine for this situation.

I'm not sure if there is a word for these sorts of responses, but perhaps "tactful" describes it.

]]> By: M.A http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/giving-and-receiving-presents-in-english/#comment-36761 M.A Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:37:13 +0000 http://www.english-at-home.com/?page_id=272#comment-36761 If you don't like something Thank you so much! How kind of you! It's lovely, thank you! .. does that mean when i don't like the gift i can say the previous phrases ?! ok what do you ( English people ) call this kind of respones ?! i mean giving nice opinion about not sweet things " not giving opinion frankly " .. what do u call it ? Thank You ! If you don't like something
Thank you so much!
How kind of you!
It's lovely, thank you! ..

does that mean when i don't like the gift i can say the previous phrases ?!

ok what do you ( English people ) call this kind of respones ?! i mean giving nice opinion about not sweet things " not giving opinion frankly " .. what do u call it ?

Thank You !

]]> By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/giving-and-receiving-presents-in-english/#comment-33014 Clare Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:15:47 +0000 http://www.english-at-home.com/?page_id=272#comment-33014 It would be rude to refuse a gift. If you really had to, you could say something like "Oh, no, I really can't accept this." It would be rude to refuse a gift. If you really had to, you could say something like "Oh, no, I really can't accept this."

]]> By: Sajjan http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/giving-and-receiving-presents-in-english/#comment-32942 Sajjan Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:15:43 +0000 http://www.english-at-home.com/?page_id=272#comment-32942 I have to ask one question to you. what to say if you want to refuse the gift strongly. I have to ask one question to you. what to say if you want to refuse the gift strongly.

]]> By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/real-life-english/giving-and-receiving-presents-in-english/#comment-30053 Clare Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:54:11 +0000 http://www.english-at-home.com/?page_id=272#comment-30053 It means that the person giving the present thought hard about what would be suitable. It means that the person giving the present thought hard about what would be suitable.

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