Don't interrupt others.

Meaning: This means to wait for someone to finish speaking before you start talking.

Choice of Words: Interrupt means to break into someone's speech or activity, and others refers to people other than yourself. Together, it means not to disturb someone while they are speaking or doing something.

Alternative Expressions

Don't interrupt others.

Meaning: This means to not stop or get in the way of someone who is talking or doing something. It's like saying, Let other people talk or do their things without stopping them.

Choice of Words: Don't is a short form of "do not" and it tells someone not to do something. Interrupt means to break into something, like a conversation, and stop it. Others refers to people other than the speaker. When you put them together, "Don't interrupt others" means you should not break into a conversation and stop it.

Wait your turn.

Meaning: This means to be patient and wait for your turn to do or say something. It's like saying, Don't try to talk or do something before it is your time.

Choice of Words: Wait means to stay in one place and not move until something happens. Your means something that belongs to you. Turn means the time when it is your chance to do something. When you put them together, "Wait your turn" means you should stay in one place and not move until it is your time to do something.

Be respectful.

Meaning: This means to treat others with kindness and consideration. It's like saying, Show others that you care about their feelings and thoughts by listening to them and not being rude.

Choice of Words: Be is a verb that means to exist or to behave in a certain way. Respectful means showing respect to others, which includes listening to them, not interrupting them, and being polite. When you put them together, "Be respectful" means you should behave in a way that shows respect to others.

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