Communication
nudge someone
gently encourage action
To gently encourage someone to do something without directly forcing them.
Hear it in real life
Why did you finally apply for the course?
My friend nudged me to go for it.
Her message nudged me to book the appointment I had been postponing.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The email nudged me returning the books.
Say: The email nudged me to return the books.
Use "to" before the action that someone is gently encouraged to do.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
nudge someone to do something; nudge someone towards something
Your turn: say it out loud
Her message nudged me to book the appointment I had been postponing.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
nudge someone
gently encourage action
“Her message nudged me to book the appointment I had been postponing.”
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