Persuading

Ronny      : Sammy, please buy me that DVD.

Sammy     : I think you have had many DVDs at home.

Ronny      : But I haven’t got the film, and it is on sale, please?

Sammy     : How much is it?

Ronny      : Rp 30.000,00

Sammy     : O.K. then. Here is the money.

Ronny      : Thank you.

The sentence, “But I haven’t got the film, and it is on sale, please?” is an expression to persuade someone to do something.

Here are some other expressions you can use to persuade someone to do something.

Persuading

·         Why don’t you…..? ·         I really think you’d do well to… ·         Are you really sure you couldn’t…? ·         Oh, come on! ·         Don’t be like that! ·         Just this once! ·         I really think it would be a pity if we didn’t….. ·         Can’t I persuade you to…? ·         Are you quite sure you won’t consider…?