![]() Jillian Dara, Robb Report, Some personalities, though, just will never make the cut – sorry, Jar Jar. Leo Barraclough, Variety, For hotels and resorts, that means that spas- sorry, wellness centers-are money-making epicenters, well worth investing in. Just listen… There’s more but I’ll stop here.Recent Examples on the Web This sorry state is the result of a deliberate policy on the part of successive governments to destroy working-class solidarity, in the eyes of the director and his long-time screenwriting partner Paul Laverty. Trust me, it will mean more to them than you will ever know. Just sit with the grieving and just listen to them go on and on and on about the loved one they have lost. Example – “I’ve often thought he was so handsome.”, “That is a wonderful picture of him.” Then, and this is the most important part above everything else, just listen. If you have no idea if what you are saying or you haven’t researched it, experienced losing someone or you don’t know what to say, please, by all means just say, “I don’t know what to say.” Then ask about or just comment about their loved one but keep it simple. If you know what you are going to say is absolutely appropriate, please say it. Let me set the record straight because I know by experience what the grieving want to hear. They either avoided me, said something appropriate, attempted to say something and failed. In every situation I’ve been in and from what I’ve read, America is scared to death of death. I’m coming in late on this subject but I’ve just got to comment. (rather informal)ĭo let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.(rather informal) We are thinking of you at this difficult time. ![]() I want you to know that we’re here to support you. If you know the person very well, you might say something much more informal, such as:įor less serious events, you might say something such as:Īnd finally, when we write to someone or speak to them to offer sympathy, we often offer support of some kind: I hope you can find solace in the fact that … (formal)Ī more general way to express sympathy, for example if someone tells you they are ill or that they’ve lost their job, is simply: We might also talk about things that may comfort them: If you didn’t know the person who has died, you might say something about the feelings of the person you are writing to: I have so many wonderful memories of your dad. Your dad/brother was such a lovely person/was always kind to me, etc. We often talk about our memories of them: When someone has died, it is usual to say something nice about the person if you knew them. I was so sorry to hear about your loss/ the sad news about your sister. People often try to avoid the words ‘death’ or ‘die’, and a very common way of doing that is to speak about someone’s loss or sad news: I am writing to express my sincere condolences on the death of your (wife/son/grandmother, etc.). The following are common phrases, but are very formal, so may be more suitable for someone who is not a close friend: Today’s post looks at phrases we use to express sympathy in a sincere and empathetic way.Ĭhoosing appropriate words will of course depend on how well we know the person concerned, and also the type of event and how upset we think that person is likely to be. It can often be difficult to know what to say to someone we know who has experienced loss, illness or another painful event, and even harder if we have to do it in another language. ![]() Xuanhuongho/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty ![]()
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