How Brits Politely Escape Conversations

About this episode

Charlie Baxter discusses the nuances of politely escaping conversations in British English.

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People in this episode

Host: Charlie Baxter

Topics covered

• British English
• conversation skills
• politeness
• social interactions
• language learning

Keywords

• British English
• conversation
• politeness
• language learning
• social skills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Academy, The British English Podcast, megaphone.fm

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