[General] Please Let me am I polite?

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anandharajagopal

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My Uncle asked me "Should I drop you?"
I answered "I can go by walk".

Was I polite. Is it right to answer so or is there any polite sentence to say?
 

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Welcome to the forum, anandharajagopal.

It would be better to say 'No, thanks - I'll walk.'

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I believe that most Americans prefer the preposition "on":

I'll go ON foot.
 

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I believe that most Americans prefer the preposition "on":

I'll go ON foot.

. . .most UK citizens, too.

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Or Thanks for the offer, but I'll walk.
 

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They key to being polite is to thank the person for the offer, whether you accept the offer or not.

No thank you, I will...
Thank you, I would appreciate that.
 
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