A teacher is preparing her students to understand pragmatic differences in English communication across cultures. She plans to discuss how polite requests are phrased differently in British and American English. Which of the following would be the most effective example to illustrate this difference? A) Comparing the use of please in both cultures, which is identical and universally understood. B) Illustrating how British speakers often soften requests with phrases like Would you mind ...? , while American speakers may use simpler phrases such as Could you...? C) Explaining that British English uses more direct phrases in requests, whereas American English uses indirect ones. D) Emphasizing that British English requests often omit thank you, unlike in American English.

B) Illustrating how British speakers often soften requests with phrases like Would you mind ...? , while American speakers may use simpler phrases such as Could you...?

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A teacher is preparing her students to understand pragmatic differences in English communication across cultures. She plans to discuss how polite requests are phrased differently in British and American English. Which of the following would be the most effective example to illustrate this difference?

✂️ a) Comparing the use of please in both cultures, which is identical and universally understood.
✂️ b) Illustrating how British speakers often soften requests with phrases like Would you mind...? , while American speakers may use simpler phrases such as Could you...?
✂️ c) Explaining that British English uses more direct phrases in requests, whereas American English uses indirect ones.
✂️ d) Emphasizing that British English requests often omit thank you, unlike in American English.