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When we were in Italy recently, we often struggled with knowing the polite way to phrase a request or ask for something.\xa0 We could get the point across, but we lacked nuance with the language.\xa0 Today we discuss phrases you can use to be polite in American English, like, \u201cwould you be able to tell me if you have ___\u201d, or \u201cwe\u2019re ready for the check, when you get the chance.\u201d