when you don't understand what someone
just said or if you want them to repeat
themselves because you didn't hear them
simply saying what might seem too direct
or a bit impolite so depending on the
situation there are better expressions
that you can use when you want someone
to repeat what they said
in other words
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we are separating these expressions into
three categories quick and informal just
for your mates formal or on the phone
those are very different expressions
than what you might say to a friend or
in person
and when you're very surprised when
you're shocked oh my god
what so the most common way to ask
someone can you repeat that is sorry
this is the most common you can ask it
formally informally it doesn't matter
it's good for every situation and you
can put this before all of the other
expressions that we're going to see
today okay let's start with quick and
informal these ones you will just use
with your friends people you trust
people you're not trying to be formal
with you are this one I will use with my
friends but be careful be careful if
you're not friends with a person or if
your intonation is wrong it can sound
confrontational so be very careful with
this one
because sometimes in a pub you what are
usually the words you hear before a
fight what was that again another
informal friendly way to ask what the
pronunciation changes depending on how
quickly you speak for example I would
pronounce this like this what was that
if I slow this down what was that that's
a glottal T what and I removed the M
from that was that oh that tea is also
glottal what was that what was that okay
when you're on the phone you're speaking
very formally and there are certain
expressions that you should be using on
the phone these ones
the first one I missed that this one
kind of falls into this category as well
depending on how you're speaking for
example in an informal situation huh I
miss that what but if you're being
formal on the phone it can sound quite
polite sorry I missed that
or you could say sorry I didn't quite
catch that
when we say catch that we mean I didn't
hear it properly I didn't understand it
properly sorry could you repeat that
please so this one really only use it
for the phone I always hear this from
students in person face-to-face but it
sounds unnatural face to face face to
face I would use one of these but over
the phone this is perfect
okay the pronunciation could you we use
connected speech and it sounds like
could you could you could you repeat
that please
could you repeat that please this one is
very interesting sorry can you run me by
that again this one is very good for
suggesting that you didn't quite
understand the concept of what they said
so it is more formal it's better for the
phone you can use it face-to-face it's
not strange but you are saying that you
didn't understand the idea and you want
them to repeat it or explain it in an
easier way so we're learning a new
phrasal verb here to run something by
someone it's to tell someone of a plan
or an idea usually to get their
agreement and the last one sorry come
again this one it's not very common I
wouldn't recommend that you use it
however you probably will hear it so
just know that it means can you repeat
that please just that okay there's
something interesting with this and that
is like I said before some of the
expressions you can use in different
contexts and these two if you save them
quite
slowly or quite emphatically they can
sound very shocked I'm sorry did you say
that you don't like pancakes can you run
me by that again so they can sound like
you're shocked the final two excuse me
yes you can use it informally yes you
can use it in person I'm not saying it's
wrong what I am saying is it's not as
common as sorry or if you're being
informal sorry what was that so just
know it sounds a little bit more formal
so it does sound a little bit more
shocked I beg your pardon I hear
students say this one a lot don't
because it sounds like you're very
shocked like when someone says something
shocking or something that upsets you
then you say this one you're allergic to
dogs I beg your pardon so be careful
with your what don't use it all the time
don't say all the time be careful with
your I beg your pardon
it's not casual think about the context
the situation that you're in do you need
to be formal are you on the phone are
you just with a friend you want to be
informal think about your context and
use one of these expressions instead
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