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Valued Contributor
Posts: 748
Registered: ‎03-21-2010

What has worked well for me is:

 

No, I'm sorry but this won't work for my schedule.

 

Nothing further is said Smiley Happy   

 

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Posts: 73
Registered: ‎08-31-2020

Some people are just "no" all the time.

Respected Contributor
Posts: 2,952
Registered: ‎11-22-2013

@wilma This is a throwback to my upbringing and one did not dare question the aforementioned word.  No meant NO!