If you up to now you have failed to respond to a request, a buffer
A)comes right out and says no to the request.
B)ignores the request altogether.
C)automatically misleads the reader.
D)explains why you have so far not responded to the request.

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D)Rather than just give an outright rejection of a request, a buffer allows you to explain first why you haven't responded to the request so far. After you have explained the delay in your opening buffer section, you can then move more comfortably and naturally into rejecting the request.

If You Up to Now You Have Failed to Respond