Cultural Etiquette and Register Guide
Understand politeness and formality in context.
Added October 15, 2026. Written with AI assistance and checked for clarity and placeholders; not reviewed by a lawyer, accountant, clinician or other professional. How these prompts are made
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Create a guide to politeness and register in [TARGET_LANGUAGE]. Contexts I need (work, friends, shops, official offices): [CONTEXTS]. My native culture's norms in a few lines: [NATIVE_NORMS]. For each context explain levels of formality, forms of address, greetings, requests, refusals and thanks, with example phrases at two registers. Include a table of common mistakes made by speakers of my native language, with a fix. Add role-play prompts for three tricky moments (declining an invitation, correcting someone, complaining). Remind me that norms vary by region, generation and individual, mark generalisations [VERIFY], and recommend observing native speakers in the setting. Add a section on written communication such as emails and messages, with opening and closing formulas at two levels of formality, and a list of common cultural misunderstandings in the workplace. Include a short self-assessment on which context I feel least prepared for and a plan to practise it. Also give me three questions to ask a native-speaking friend or tutor to test whether your generalisations match their experience.
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