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MS-02 — Your Rough Words In

Academy · The Message You Still Send · Core lesson · 15 minutes

Never type or paste these into a chat

Use stand-ins: [Landlord], [Teacher], [Kid A], [my street].

🛑 1 — Health

No symptoms, medicines, or test results. Write questions on paper. Emergency: 911.

🛑 2 — Today’s price

Read the shelf tag, store page, or call.

🛑 3 — Rules and law

Use the real page or office. Court, eviction, custody, immigration: lawyer or legal aid.

🛑 4 — Tax, benefits, scams

No tax, benefit, SSN, or income details. Password, code, gift card, wire, crypto, or bot-money promise: stop.

My ask — copy this pattern

Help me write a short, polite message to [role].
Use only what I say below. Do not add dates, amounts, rules, or promises.
Plain words, no bold, no lists. 3 to 5 short lines.
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[my rough words]
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1. Filled example

Help me write a short, polite message to my landlord.
Use only what I say below. Do not add dates, amounts, rules, or promises.
Plain words, no bold, no lists. 3 to 5 short lines.
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kitchen faucet been dripping for 2 weeks, its getting worse, can someone come look this week, im home after 4
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Good short answer:
Hi [Landlord],
The kitchen faucet has been dripping for about two weeks and it’s getting worse.
Could someone come take a look this week?
I’m home any day after 4 p.m.
Thanks, [Your name]

Your answer will be worded differently. Check it has the problem, one ask, and when you are home.

2. Half-filled practice

Help me write a short, polite message to my neighbor.
Use only what I say below. Do not add anything.
Plain words, 3 short lines.
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trash cans blocking my gate, please move them by tonight
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Good short answer:

3. My rough words

Role, not name:

My rough words:

Did it add a fact? □ No □ Yes — I will cross it out

Success check

Brake card: Stop square if it runs long · Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T restores the tab · New chat starts clean · Log out if shared · Private detail pasted? Delete that chat; change a pasted password; call the card company for a pasted card number; tell a person · Two honest tries? Stop and book a human.