Hello! How to use "spare me"?
I've heard someone used this phrase but would it be polite to talk like this?
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It depends on the context. It is often used to tell someone all the unpleasant or boring details about something. But is also used when you ask for extra money or time from someone. ex: Can you spare me a minute? "Can you spare a dollar or two?" It is also used as a way of asking for mercy if you're being attacked. "Please, spare me."
"Spare me" expresses something that you don't want to do.
Be careful with being polite! Polite can be another way of lying. Sometimes it is better to be truthful than polite!
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You could also say "oh spare me the boring details!" or it can be used in an extremely sarcastic way for example "oh spare me did your ex call you again?"
That's phrase will be mostly appropriate to use in conversationally English when you saying that "I give up" when you don't really want to do some actions or you don't want to listen to something but you have to 👕🤷
It's actually on the context of your sentence.It is use to not tell someone details which are not important or unpleasant details about something . for example: I drank too much yesterday and got sick. "Please ,spare me the details"
It is used when you ask for forgiveness for a point. Example: Please spare me from this matter.
It's a dismissive phrase, suggesting that one another person is saying is unimportant or irrelevant.
Spare me means to: 1 - Withhold information 2- To leave something behind, usually spare me is used in the phrase "I have some spare change" \
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You ask for supplemental or extra. Spare me of something that you eat.
- raybilI'm certified language specialist and ESL teacher too. I teach kids, teenagers and adults too.
You can use spare me when you ask for favor but it depends on the correct usage of the sentence.
