1. Simple but polite ways to excuse yourself:
“Excuse me a moment,
I’m just going to the bathroom.”
“Do excuse me please,
I’m just going to get a drink.”
“I think I see my cousin over there,
I’m just going to say hi.”
2. To introduce your friend into the conversation
“David, how are you? Let me
introduce you to Charlie who
I’ve just been talking to.”
“Excuse me Charlie, I think I see
my friend David, let me
introduce you to him.”
“I think I’ve just spotted my
friend David over there, let’s
go over and talk to him.”
3. When using your phone
“I’m so sorry, my brother has just texted
me, I’ll need to reply to him.”
“Do forgive me, but my sister is calling
me and I need to answer.”
“I’m going to have to ask you to hold
that thought. I just need to go
and call my kids’ babysitter
to check everything.”
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