The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
softening disagreement with partial agreement
norm: when it is like this, it is good to do some things (see more)
Many people in Australia think like this:
When I want to say to another person about something “I don’t think the same as you.”
It is good to say something like this at the same time “I think the same as you about some of these things. I don’t think the same as you about all these things.”
"Frank says: 'Emus are scary birds'. Val thinks: 'I think Emus are cute.' Val says: 'The adults can be scary, but have you seen the little striped chicks? They're so cute!'"
"Tina says: 'I reckon we should have pizza for dinner.' Harry says: 'Yeah, nah. The pizza place is closed on Mondays, we'd better go to the pub instead.'"
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