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. 2009 Jun 15;59(565):e260–e266. doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X453774

Table 3.

Making a service offer.

Action Approach Examples
Making service offer Greeting Hi, Hello, Hi there, Hello there, Hiya

Indirect elicitation Yes?, Who's next?

Polite offer Can I help you?, May I help you?

Explicit question Do you have an appointment?