‘I don’t want to seem rude,’ she said, ‘but I was hoping to travel on my own.’
Without wanting to pry
(=don’t think I am trying to ask personal questions, but), how long have you been going out with him?
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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not want to sound — not want to be/appear/sound etc/spoken phrase used for making what you are going to say seem less rude or extreme ‘I don’t want to seem rude,’ she said, ‘but I was hoping to travel on my own.’ Without wanting to pry (=don’t think I am trying to… … Useful english dictionary
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