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This research study aims at studying requests patterns both in Pashto and English languages. Twelve open role plays (having requests and apologies situations) were given to the participants of Pashto and English languages. The data received by those open role plays from the Pashto language speakers and the secondary data of English language taken from Reiter (2000) study were analyzed. The role plays were evaluated as per the coding scheme of (Blum- Kulka, House and Kasper (1989). The coding scheme of Blum- Kulka, House and Kasper (1989) is based on three levels, i.e., directness, indirectness, and non-conventional directness. In conclusion, English speakers seemed to be consistent in the use of internal and external modification strategies, but there were some other strategies which were ignored by them. The Respondents of the Pashto language also used them but there were some strategies that they ignored completely. Both English and Pashto language respondents made use of the strategies with exception to some internal and external strategies in the request pattern of their respective languages.

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