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What is the difference between sit down and have a seat ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between sit down and have a seat ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"Have a seat" in a formal situation (e.g. guests, business meetings, parent-teacher meetings, etc) "Sit down" in a casual situation (e.g. telling a friend or a family member to sit down) "Sit down please" a polite command (e.g. a teacher telling a class to sit, telling a friend/child/family member to sit down, etc)
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