ECSTRA/Leave-Taking

roltaco Typical forms:

1. forms to say good-bye

1.1. informally

1.2. formally

2. ways to bring the conversation to an end

2.1. a simple "Ok, good-bye now"

2.2. a phrase like "I want to go now"

2.3. a phrase like "I have to go now, I have to do something else"

2.4. a phrase like "It's already late now"

2.5. a phrase like "I don't want to bother you any longer"

2.6. a phrase like "We've already talked for too long"

2.7. you say what you have to do now (if there really is something)

2.8. you invent a reason

2.9. other strategies

3. does the interlocutor let you go or does s/he first try to persuade you to stay?

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AT: Austria

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BE: Belgium

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CH: Switzerland

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CZ: Czech Republic

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DE: Germany

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DK: Denmark

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EE: Estonia

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ES: Spain

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FI: Finland

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FR: France

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HR: Croatia

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HU: Hungary

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IE: Irland

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IT: Italy

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LT: Lithuania

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LU: Luxemburg

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LV: Latvia

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MT: Malta

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NL: Netherlands

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NO: Norway

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PL: Poland

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PT: Portugal

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SE: Sweden

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SI: Slovenia

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SK: Slovakia

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UK: United Kingdom

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Non-European Nations

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