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How can I tactfully refuse to switch seats on flights?

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How do you tactfully write that someone's reply doesn't truly answer your question?

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How can I tactfully refuse to let someone cut in line? [closed]

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How to reply genuinely (but politely) to apologies for lateness? [closed]

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How do you politely deal with someone who avoids written communication?

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How can I politely avoid answering questions on which university I attended?

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How to sway someone to stop repeating something, especially when telephoning or emailing?

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How to request quicker replies from someone who is often out of the office, and nobody else can help?

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How can I tactfully ask doctors if their equipment have been cleaned? [closed]

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How can I tactfully ask a stranger to cover mouth when coughing? [duplicate]

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How to tactfully chase your case manager who became ill?

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How can I tactfully convince someone not to repeat something I already know? [closed]

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How do I tell line jumpers that I was waiting in line? [closed]

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How can I ask a guest to order within my budget at a restaurant?

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How do I tactfully refuse to donate money? [closed]

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How to persuade someone who never replies promptly to email you, if they need more time? [closed]

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How to deter busybodies when polite deflections fail, without revealing their questions to bother you? [closed]

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What ought I say, if latecomers are silent about their lateness and don't apologize? [closed]

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30 Questions

How can I tactfully refuse to switch seats on flights?

How can I ask if something's free, without looking stingy?

How can I tactfully interrupt a customer service representative over the phone?

How do you politely stand your ground against authority who repeatedly press a question that you declined to answer?

How can I check the time on my smartphone without looking self-important?

How do you tactfully write that someone's reply doesn't truly answer your question?

How can I tactfully refuse to let someone cut in line? [closed]

How to politely answer someone who resists your request to escalate against him/her?

How can I request something in writing, if the other person resists with “Don't you trust me?”?

How to reply genuinely (but politely) to apologies for lateness? [closed]

How do you politely deal with someone who avoids written communication?

How can you politely convince someone that if their apology were sincere, they would have done more?

How can I politely avoid answering questions on which university I attended?

How to sway someone to stop repeating something, especially when telephoning or emailing?

How to request quicker replies from someone who is often out of the office, and nobody else can help?

How can I tactfully ask doctors if their equipment have been cleaned? [closed]

How can I tactfully ask a stranger to cover mouth when coughing? [duplicate]

How can I tactfully ask someone to reread an email? [closed]

How to phrase tactfully 'to escalate/to be referred above someone'? [closed]

How to tactfully chase your case manager who became ill?

How can I tactfully convince someone not to repeat something I already know? [closed]

How do I return inedible foods and not be charged, without offending staff? [closed]

How do I tell line jumpers that I was waiting in line? [closed]

How can I ask a guest to order within my budget at a restaurant?

How can I convince a doctor to wash her hands, and not just use hand sanitizer? [closed]

Are 'negatives' (e.g. wrong) really less diplomatic than 'negated positives' (e.g. not correct)? [closed]

How do I tactfully refuse to donate money? [closed]

How to persuade someone who never replies promptly to email you, if they need more time? [closed]

How to deter busybodies when polite deflections fail, without revealing their questions to bother you? [closed]

What ought I say, if latecomers are silent about their lateness and don't apologize? [closed]