Communication

choose your words carefully

speak with care

To speak carefully so that you do not offend someone or cause a misunderstanding.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Should I tell him that his plan is unrealistic?

Yes, but choose your words carefully.

Play the conversation

If you want to discuss her mistake, choose your words carefully.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Choose carefully your words.

Say: Choose your words carefully.

The adverb normally comes after the object in this phrase.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

choose your words carefully; chose your words carefully

Your turn: say it out loud

If you want to discuss her mistake, choose your words carefully.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

choose your words carefully

speak with care

“If you want to discuss her mistake, choose your words carefully.”

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