if there's anything you need有需要就跟我們說

把捨不得從客套裡拎出來：先亮明自己，再說已經想念，越剋制越真。

I for one ... ; I ... already

跟朋友表態時用 I for one 先站隊，比 I think 更像真心話，正式場合別搶話。

for my part, I ... ／ speaking for myself, I ...

中性

for one 連讀，miss 拉長，already 收低。

I for one am sticking with the original plan. I've told them already. 就我來說，我還是支援原來的方案，已經跟他們說過了。

不寫豐功偉績，只用 very special 收束一個普通人的一生，輕卻壓得住。

She was a very special ...

追憶一個人時，用 very special 這種剋制的說法，比硬誇偉大更真，正式悼詞裡別用力過猛。

she was one of a kind ／ she meant a lot to us

中性

special 重音，lady 輕輕收，別喊出來。

Grandma was a very special lady to everyone on our street. 在整條街的人心裡，奶奶都是位特別的長輩。

so much 擺在句尾，把告別裡最俗的一句話說得像是真的。

We're gonna miss ... so much.

送別或告別時表達想念，so much 收尾最自然，商務郵件裡別這麼口語。

we're gonna miss you a lot ／ we miss her terribly

口語

gonna 弱讀，so much 連讀，句尾放平。

We're gonna miss you so much around here. 這兒的人都會特別想你的。

否定句重複兩遍，把難以接受的事實說得笨拙又真實。

I can't believe it. I still can't believe it.

得知壞訊息、當面安慰或陪喪時用；對當事人反覆說會像敷衍，說一次就好，別說太多。

I still can't wrap my head around it. ／ It doesn't feel real.

口語

believe 兩次都重讀，第二句更輕更慢，中間停半拍。

I can't believe it. I still can't believe it. She was just here last week. 我不信，還是不信。她上星期還在這兒呢。