Communication
face-saving
avoiding embarrassment
Face-saving actions or words help someone avoid embarrassment or loss of dignity.
Hear it in real life
Why did he change his decision?
He probably needed a face-saving way to admit he was wrong.
The manager offered a face-saving explanation for cancelling the event.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: He offered a face-save explanation for cancelling the event.
Say: He offered a face-saving explanation for cancelling the event.
The adjective is “face-saving”; “face-save” is not the compound form.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a face-saving explanation; face-saving language
Your turn: say it out loud
The manager offered a face-saving explanation for cancelling the event.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
face-saving
avoiding embarrassment
“The manager offered a face-saving explanation for cancelling the event.”
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