Rude emails ⏲️ 6 Minute English
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Is there anything that people write in emails which you find impolite? And have you ever sent a rude email yourself...? Phil and Becca discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Get a free worksheet, transcript and quiz for this episode here 👉 https://bbc.in/44AwOX3 More episodes of 6 Minute English here 👉 https://bbc.in/4sQLlZt (Image: Getty) 00:00 Introduction 01:48 Quiz question 02:19 The discussion 04:40 Quiz answer 05:23 Vocabulary recap Learn about the language of emails for work: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240129 Learn more about politeness: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250605 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our Newsletter to stay up to date with our latest programmes 👉 https://bbc.in/4hhBWEG ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #emails #6minuteenglish #rude #politeness #learnrealenglish #
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