Another tendency of many Japanese speakers that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".
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Statements
/ˈsteɪt.mənts/
Synonyms for "statements" (9 found)
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Noun(2 words)
accounting statementassertion
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10 entriesassertionbalance sheetcash flow statementclaimdeclarationincome statementletter of intentpersonal statementpropositionstatement of purpose
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6 entriesclear statementfalse statementfinancial statementincome statementpersonal statementstatement of fact
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Kathleen's statements turned out to be true.
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Instead use words like "some", "many", "often", and begin statements with openers like, "In my experience, ...", "Excuse me if I'm wrong, but...", "In many instances, ...."
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Statements will be mailed every quarter.
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