Dialogue between friends.
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- Hello, Ann. Haven't seen you for ages. How are you getting on?
- Hello, Susan. Frankly speaking, so-so.
- Why? Has anything happened? You look rather tired. -
- I say, the problem is I have to get up very early these days and as you know I'm not an early riser. I can't awake at 6 a.m. by myself, so I set my alarm clock and get nervous all night. -
- Have you changed your school? I remember you didn't have to get up at such an early hour of the morning.
- Oh, no, certainly, not. But our teacher has asked us to come to school at 7.45 this month. So I'm looking forward to the end of the month.
- Cheer up, dear. There are only 4 days left to the end of it.
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Dialogue Between Friends.
Please, check this dialogue
- I say [1], the problem is I have to get up very early these days and as you know I'm not an early riser. I can't awake [More common variant: can't wake up] at 6 a.m. by myself, so I set my alarm clock, and I'm nervous all night.
- Oh, no, certainly, not. But our teacher has asked us to arrive at school at 7:45 this month.
- Cheer up, dear. There are only four days left to [Better: left until] the end of the month.
Everything else looks fine to me.
[1] "I say" would be extremely rare in American usage, and more common in British.
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Good, but I think 'Frankly speaking' should be followed by something more specific, 'Speaking frankly' implies that you are about to say exactly what you think.... ie. "What do you think about Jim?"... 'Frankly speaking, i think he's an idiot'. .... you wouldn't say "frankly speaking, i think he's okay"..... "
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