Criticise POLITELY without being RUDE | Polite English Criticism Phrases

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[madae.]

My problem is: I know all of them, I've heard them, I've read them.. But, when I speak, they never come to mind. It's frustrating 😅

[kakuynaraque]

I like her voice and accent so much that I never skip this audible recommendation repeated in 90% of her videos

[ColinMill]

Two possibilities to add to the list:-
"Have you considered..."
"Here's a mad idea: what if..."
Of course these can sound sarcastic under some circumstances, such as: "Have you considered turning up to work on time?" or "Here's a mad idea: what if you stopped being unfaithful to your wife?"

[nomadsinn]

Polite roasting season starts now. Thank you Lucy😁

[sergiovazquez]

If there’s one thing I love from this channel is that Lucy teaches us how to behave or to confront in a polite way without relying on rudeness and unnecessary offence.

[simply_marko]

Lucy, you remind me so much of my English teacher in elementary. She was pretty close to me, felt like she was my aunt. You have the same voice, laugh the same, same body language while explaining, hell even very similar makeup. I find your videos delightful and this little nostalgia trip brought me back to those simpler days, thank you!

[druscanam]

Caution: British people may still get offended, even when using these special techniques.

[AjayKumar-wmqx]

How to criticise politely
1. With respect / with all due respect
2. I'm going to be very honest with you / I'm gonna be honest with you...
3. Let's be frank...
4. I'm not going to lie / I'm not gonna lie
5. I don't mean to offend you but...
6. Don't get me wrong
7. I've noticed that...
8. There's room for improvement
9. If I were you, I would...
10. Could I offer you a bit of constructive criticism?
11. ...to say the least / to put it mildly

[bassem]

I like this expression :
" I beg your pardon !"
For some reason I find it sarcastic and funny

[tevege]

l am Chinese senior high school student. most of chinese school teaches American accent English. Lucy let me fall in love with British English. the British English sounds like a gentleman. l don't mean American accent is bad, l just prefer British English. hope one day l can go to UK

[leonidasse]

I’m not British so I’LL BE HONEST WITH YOU: there should be a visit to a scaffold coming in package for using “there’s room for improvement” and all the other corporate/office b*t. People start to communicate like this in everyday life as a result!
Lucy - I absolutely adore your accent and videos🙌🏼🙌🏼

[samayahone]

You know, as a brit myself i still find these videos really entertaining - they often point out things i do that i don't even notice

[DatingCoachElla]

The way the lesson delivered was so pleasing, clear and informative. Super helpful to use for constructing opinions and criticisms in a considerate manner. Thank you, Lucy!

[claudiagramajo]

I love it! I love this video, becose this is not only learning English but also improving our communication. Thank you Lucy

[AllGoodThanks]

Super helpful video, now, got to work on remembering and using them. thank you:)

[simonpnsubuga]

"With all due respect, " is my opening statement when I'm about to respectfully disrespect someone.

[charlessands]

I did that last year with Dracula, listened to the audio while following along with the book. It made reading it faster too.

[jgr]

"let's be frank..."
"darling, could we just be Joe?"

[LifeinRussiawithDanandTim]

Thanks for the lesson which is very helpful to avoid misunderstanding with somebody.

[parasite]

Another way of using "If I were you..." is when giving advice, especially if the person sounds like he made up his mind to do something unwise.
e.g. "If I were you, I would apologize to her now. Don't wait until tomorrow like you want."