Asking indirect questions

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you're amazing

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i'm so proud of you a different

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structure but still asking for

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information

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you've lost your phone where is it ah my

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friend maybe she knows

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do you know where my phone is

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that's fine but we want to make it more

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polite so

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let's break this down

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you wouldn't happen to is a really

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polite way of asking for information and

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i've made a video explaining this a bit

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more you can click here to watch that

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a negative statement you wouldn't happen

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to know where my phone is

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would you the question tag so this might

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sound crazy long and maybe too polite

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but it's really not this is a very

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common way that we ask questions so

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you need to practice stress

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in these four places don't worry we'll

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go slow first and then speed it up

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you wouldn't happen to know where my

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phone is would you

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great now faster you wouldn't happen to

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know where my phone is would you