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What can we say to the teacher when we didn’t hear them?
How common is “pardon”?
Is this not outdated?
What’s a very short way of letting them know that we didn’t hear them?
Thank you!
Mar 26, 2023 6:32 AM
Answers · 7
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It is very commonplace to just say, "What?" However, that is something you should use only with someone familiar to you. In a more formal setting, or with someone you need to regard with professional distance, you might instead say "pardon?" (especially in the UK I think) or "once more, please?", etc. Rob's answers are correct too of course.
March 26, 2023
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Saying ‘pardon’ is good. I’d say that it is not outdated.
Alternatives:
“Sorry, I didn’t catch that…”
“Sorry, I didn’t hear that”
“Sorry?”
“What did you say?”
“What was that?”
March 26, 2023
Please? Once again?
March 26, 2023
Could you please repeat that?
March 27, 2023
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Chinese (Mandarin), English, Hindi
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