Examples: “
Could you please move this box?
” “I could, but I am really busy right now.” “Could you please pass that paper.” “Sure, I can.”
Is it correct to say can you please?
Both are correct
. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . . gives slightly more room for refusal than Can you please . . .
Can you or can you please?
1 Answer. If taken literally,
“Can you” is equivalent to asking the person if they
‘re capable of doing something. “Could you”, on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two.
Which is correct may you please or can you please?
May is the more formal
word, and if you are at all concerned about being tut-tutted, a safe choice. Can is now the verb of choice for ability, and both can and may are still used in the “possibility” sense. You may use can if you wish, and you can use may if it makes you feel better.
Can you kindly or please?
4 Answers.
Both are polite
, and no reasonable professor would take objection to either. If you wanted to sound a little more formal, you could say I should be most grateful if you would send me the document.
Is could you please rude?
-> They both are impolite. They both sound like a command/order. The first one is less rude than the second one. Could you please give us some context?
Which is correct I will or I would?
And English learners often get these two confused because they’re used in very similar situations. But they’re not the same. The main difference between
will and would
is that will is used for real possibilities while would is used for imagined situations in the future.
Can I speak to or may I speak to?
In both the cases, the meaning is “have a
conversation
with somebody.” The difference is that speak to (or talk to) is less polite, since it put the emphasis on one doing the conversation, while speak with (or talk with) is more polite, since it doesn’t put the emphasis on just one doing the conversation.
How do you use may you in a sentence?
In this case, may is wrong because she is not asking or giving permission: she is making a request. So:
may and can are used interchangeably when asking
or giving permission. would (or will) and can (or could) are used interchangeably when making a request.
How do you use proceed in a sentence?
- You may now proceed through the checkout. …
- Proceed with caution, as always. …
- You need to proceed at a considerably slower pace. …
- Are you saying you want to proceed like we did yesterday? …
- The next step was informing Mr. …
- Man’s actions proceed from his innate character and the motives acting upon him.
What can I say instead of please?
- amuse.
- charm.
- cheer.
- entertain.
- gratify.
- satisfy.
- tickle.
- wow.
Can we use please and kindly together in a sentence?
Usually,
you would not need to use both of
these in the same sentence. Please and kindly are both used to be more polite to other people. Having them together would only make sense if you really wanted to emphasize how important it was to be polite.
Which is more polite please or kindly?
is that please is used to make a polite request while kindly is in a kind manner, out of kindness.
Does please sound rude?
‘ was perhaps your grandmother’s way of saying ‘try to be polite. ‘ Yet while ‘thank you’ is still important to civilized discourse, I find that ‘please’ has almost the opposite effect in American English. It can
make a question sound urgent, blunt, and even downright rude
.
Can you or will you?
May implies that you are asking for permission. Can implies that you are questioning somebody’s ability. Will implies that you are seeking an answer about the future.
Would you or could you please?
But I would suppose that
“would” is more polite
, because it expresses the idea of probability, and of willingness, and of the desire that something be done, whereas “could” is more in the realm of ability (yes I can). And according to the American Heritage Dictionary, “would” is used to make a polite request.