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Ways to say “I don’t know”

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Lesson 1

Alternatives to “I don’t know”

hi i'm vanessa from speak english with vanessa calm I don't know let's talk about it I don't know do you know there's a famous quote by Aristotle well maybe by Aristotle that go...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Professional ways to check

it's gonna help you to sound more professional and more polite they are but I'll try to find out but I'll double-check but I'll look into that and I'll get back to you and I'll...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Let me think about it

sentence let me think about it it kind of sounds like no I'm definitely not going to come but if you add and I'll get back to you it feels a little bit more tender a little bit...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

As far as I know

back to you not as far as I know what were the marketing teams numbers from their report well I don't want to give you the wrong answer so I'll double check and get back to you...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

Offering to ask someone

them towards someone who does probably have that information the marketing manager you might notice that at the end of this tag question I said would you like me to ask him I'm...

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Lesson 6

Not a clue

little bit no clue you might even put your hands up like this not a clue you might even kind of wave your hands away to say nope not a clue why didn't Sarah come to the party la...

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Lesson 7

I haven’t the foggiest

little bit British like something that Sherlock Holmes might say so we usually say it with a little smile and you'll also see people drop the final word and say simply I haven't...

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Lesson 8

Your guess is as good as mine

use it in the right situations if your car breaks down and you're sitting in the lobby of the mechanic shop and your husband calls you and says how long do you think the mechani...

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Lesson 9

I have no idea

time that he's gonna take so you could say I have no idea who great work expanding your vocabulary I hope now that you'll be able to use some of these I don't know phrases and a...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 10

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Full video: STOP saying "I DON'T KNOW": Advanced English Vocabulary

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