For fear of offending people, Americans feel the need to say they were ”only joking” when making a joke.
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- People find this sort of joke.<br/>These people are foreign.<br/>This sort of joke is distasteful. A: Foreign people find this sort of joke distasteful. B: Foreign people find this distasteful sort of joke. C: Foreign people find this sort of joke is distasteful. D: Foreign people find distasteful this sort of joke.
- Is that young man our new manager? You must _______. A: joking B: be joking C: is joking D: joke
- When making posters, people should give careful consideration to not only their content but also their visual appearance.
- We were worried when only twenty people came, but the party _________ all right.
- What people should say when making a request A: "Excuse me." B: "Please." C: "I’m sorry."