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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SPANISH AND ENGLISH - Coggle Diagram

- - - - English Speaking cultures
        
        More than one mitigator in the same request
        
        Uso more mitigators than Spanish (90%)
        
        Try to soft and create a positive impact
      - Spanish Speaking cultures
        
        Less use of mitigation and mitigators in statements
    - - English speaking cultures
        
        Towards the emitter
        
        Avoid making explicit reference to imposition
      - Spanish Speaking cultures
        
        Closer to the receiver
        
        More explicit reference to the effort required
        
        Towards the receiver
    - - English Speaking cultures
        
        More importance to power distance
        
        Negative courtesy
        
        Less use of imperatives
        
        Less direct strategies (difference of 30%)
      - Spanish Speaking cultures
        
        Very frequent conventional direct acts
        
        Higher importance to social distance
        
        High number of direct acts
        
        Positive courtesy
        
        High number of direct requests in informal contexts