By definition, integrity means soundness, sincerity, truthfulness, coherence, honesty, of good moral character. If you’re running an organization, dealing with clients, or leading a team, having integrity means following through to do what you say you’ll do—no matter if it’s hard, costly, or unpleasant.
When people go against what you say?
“Contra-” usually means “against,” and to contradict is to go against or say the opposite of what someone else is doing or saying. Sometimes to contradict is to frustrate with words, like when one person says “The sky is blue” and another says “No, it’s azure.”
What can I say instead of will do?
What to say instead of will do?
- yes. adverb. used when you are agreeing to do something.
- all right. interjection.
- no problem. phrase.
- I’d love to. phrase.
- I suppose (so) phrase.
- with pleasure. phrase.
- it would be an honour. phrase.
- no sooner said than done. phrase.
When do you use the word name in English?
When you started learning English, the phrases “What’s your name?” and “My name is…” were probably among the first things you learned. Here are 25 more English expressions using the word “name”! Your full name is your complete name. It might include a first name, middle name, and last name.
What does the expression you name it mean?
The expression you name it means “anything you want or can imagine.” For example, “The bakery sells bread, muffins, cakes, cupcakes, crackers, cookies – you name it.” Learn the common combinations of words used by native English speakers!
What are some English expressions with the word name?
Here are 25 more English expressions using the word “name”! Your full name is your complete name. It might include a first name, middle name, and last name. Your last name can also be called your surname or family name. Depending on your culture, it may include several names and not be just one word.
What does it mean to be named after a person?
If you were named in honor of somebody, then we say that you were named after that person. For example, if my name is Rose and my great-grandmother’s name was Rose, then I was named after my great-grandmother.
A few months ago I wrote a post called 7 Simple Ways to Make a Great Impression. People seemed to like it and it was well-received, but one thing about it stood out to me.
Those who commented mentioned the first point – do what you say you will – far more than any of the others.
It seems that people consider this a huge problem.
To be honest, I made this the first point for a reason – I consider it a huge problem too.
We’ve reached a point where people don’t take each other at their word. When someone says they will do something, we are skeptical. We weigh the likelihood that they will do it and usually decide that they won’t.
When I was in Nicaragua a few years ago, I was on a boat touring the islands of Lake Nicaragua. The captain told us that we were going to a place called Monkey Island. As its name implies, it’s an island full of monkeys.
The boat pulled up just close enough so that we could reach out and feed them. I grabbed some crackers and handed them to the monkeys who gladly ate them.
My wife videotaped it with her camera, but it didn’t turn out well. Fortunately a couple of fellow travelers we were riding with taped it and offered to email it to me. I thanked them for their offer and gave them my email.
As we parted ways, the couple reassured me that they would email it to me that night.
I never got the email or the recording. I never heard from them again.
That’s not what I consider the bad part. The bad part is that I never trusted them to actually follow through. I even remember telling my wife that I didn’t expect to ever hear from them.
I hate that people’s word doesn’t mean anything.
Moreover, I hate that I don’t trust people to do what they say anymore.
But it’s come after years and years of people saying they’ll do something and never following through with it.
Years ago a girl I worked with found out I was moving to another city. She told me her brother lived there and offered to get in contact with him for me to see if he knew of a job.
Even though I never asked her to do it, I accepted.
As soon as I gave her my information, she told me of a few caveats.
She said she didn’t know if her brother knew of any job openings.
Then she said she didn’t know if she would remember to ask him to look.
Then she said he might not even contact me if he did know anything.
I looked at her dumbfounded. Why even bother offering?
You might as well tell me you want the credit for doing something nice without ever even doing it.
And I think that’s what bothers me the most.
People want the credit for doing something without actually taking the time to do it. This seems to be why people will say they’ll do something without actually doing it.
Building Trust Again
Saying you’ll do something without actually doing it seems to be common. You can see that by the comments in the original post.
Of course, I’ve certainly been guilty of doing this in the past too.
A few months ago, I got an email from a reader about my email subscription. She offered really great ideas on some changes – some I haven’t even thought about before.
In my email reply back I said that I was planning on changing the email format to make it look nicer. It took me several months to follow through with it.
It bothers me that I said I was going to do something and didn’t do it for so long.
That isn’t good enough.
I’m a big proponent of the idea that you need to be the change you want to see in the world.
So I’ve resolved to be much more aware of what I say. I don’t want to be known as someone who says they will do something and never do it.
I want to be better than that.
It’s for this reason that I haven’t made a New Year’s resolution for the past few years. I don’t want to make a resolution to do something simply because it’s that time of year. When I say I want to do something, I actually want to do it.
That’s my biggest problem with New Year’s resolutions. We often make them because we feel we should rather than because that’s what we want. Because we don’t want it bad enough, we’re less likely to actually follow through with them.
Then we make up excuses for why we didn’t follow do what we said we would. It makes us feel okay to say we’ll do something and then not do it.
I’m not saying that I’ll never make another New Year’s resolution. But if I do, it’s because it’s something I fully intend on doing instead of just making one because it’s traditional for the holiday.
The reason I consider doing what you say you will do to be so important is because I want my word to be valuable. I don’t want it to be something people put into doubt.
It’s about integrity. There needs to be more of that going around in the world – and there’s no better place to start than right here – with myself.
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My dad told me he would buy me a laptop, but when he saw the price in the shop he changed his mind. He said he has never said that. Because he saw that the price is too high and the laptop is too expensive.
Is there a word for this, i.e. for not doing what you agreed to?
asked Jan 24, 2021 at 11:33
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There are several ways to say that:
- X went back on his promise/word
- X reneged on his promise
The one I love is:
- X back-pedalled (on his promise)
answered Jan 24, 2021 at 11:43
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Your father balked at the price.
per Dictionary.com: to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at):
When applied to horses, the word means to stop in the middle of a path and refuse to go on. For humans, it often means to refuse to participate in a transaction once the full details have been made clear.
Example:
House Democrats on Monday night balked at President Trump’s proposed payroll tax cut designed to help shore up the economy. The Hill
answered Jan 25, 2021 at 1:35
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If you need a single word you could say reconsider (WordHippo)
To alter one’s opinion about something
- The episode had made him reconsider, like a great sickness or a bereavement.
if a phrase is acceptable, you could say that your dad broke his promise. «To break a promise» means
to not do what one said one would definitely do (Merriam-Webster)
There is also
break (one’s) word
To fail to act as one has promised.
- Tom said he’d help us move, but he
broke his word and failed to show. (Free dictionary)
answered Jan 24, 2021 at 21:44
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«Sticker shock» describes the phenomenon of looking into buying something, and being surprised about how much it actually costs.
answered Jan 24, 2021 at 22:04
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He said he has never said that.
We might also say, in this case, that he has a «selective memory», as he has conveniently forgotten what his earlier promise was. It would be even more applicable if he said he didn’t remember making that promise.
Also, if he didn’t actually use the word promise, then we could say something similar about you!
Try negotiating down the i7.
answered Jan 24, 2021 at 21:36
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Another possibility, which is a fairly informal US usage, is *he walked back on his promise».
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answered Jan 26, 2021 at 17:09
I’m surprised no one has said «bailed» yet.
He bailed on me.
answered Jan 26, 2021 at 15:31
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ANSWER KEY
If
you
value your life, you will do as I say and
you will
never return.
Come on, let’s just skip to the part where
you say
you will do anything for me.
Хватит, давай пропустим ту часть что готова сделать для меня все.
Where all people connected with swimming say: you won’t
do
it.
Скажете, что не знаете, почему так произошло.
You will say
you
don’t want to talk about it, but your eyes won’t shut up.
Ты скажешь, что не хочешь об этом говорить, но твои глаза говорят об обратном.
Скажешь, что сделать это тебя заставили голоса в голове.
I will do whatever you
say,
but if
you
don’t talk and
you
won’t come in?
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