... circumstances, so do the negative face rankings. Besides, that there are also personal rankings can explain why some people object to certain kinds of FTAs and some do not. Obviously, the three social ... most responses were commiseration with some questioning. For NNSs, the major category was nonsubstantive, sometimes accompanied by some questioning and some commiseration. The study concluded ... & Levinson, 1987). Complaint has also been classified as a particular speech act - in reaction to a “socially unacceptable act”- to imply severity or directness (Brown & Levinson, 1987)....