Is Can You Please A Question?

“Can” and “could” are both equally polite – the key word is “please”, which is present in both sentences. The sentence beginning with “please can…” is

a question

, and it should have a question mark. It is a mistake/omission by the writer.

Can can be used as a question?

Can, like could and would, is used to ask a polite question, but

can is only used to ask permission to do or say something

(“Can I borrow your car?” “Can I get you something to drink?”). Could is the past tense of can, but it also has uses apart from that–and that is where the confusion lies.

Can I please or 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 . . .

Is Can I ask you a question correct?

May I ask you a question?

Asking for permission

. In addition, “may” version is more polite than the “can” version. Realistically speaking, both ask for permission and neither is offensive, but yes, “may” is still more polite than “can.”

Do you put a question mark after Can you please?

Question marks should not follow questions that are disguised requests: “

Could you please close the door on your way out

.” (In writing, such requests are best rendered more concisely: “Please close the door on your way out.”)

What can I say instead of please?

• amuse.
• charm.
• cheer.
• entertain.
• gratify.
• satisfy.
• tickle.
• wow.

How do I make a polite request?

1. “Do you mind…?.”
2. “Would you mind…?
3. “Could I…?”
4. “Would it be ok if…?”
5. “Would it be possible…?”
6. “Would you be willing to…?”

Can I ask you or shall I ask you?

Can/Shall/Could I ask you something? Either works but for different situations. “Can I ask you a question?” “Shall I ask you a question?” Is more

direct

, and telling them that you’re going to ask a question not asking. “Could I ask you something?” Is more formal.

Is it if I may ask polite?

“May” is

used as a formal means to ask for permission and is very polite. It is usually used with “I,” and sometimes “we.” May I come in, please? May I use the telephone?

Would you or could you?

‘

Would You

‘ is a decorous manner of asking something from someone. ‘Could You’ is considered to be an informal way of asking something, contrary, ‘Would You’ is a formal way of requesting someone to do something.

What does 3 question marks mean?

It is because a single question mark suffices to point out that the sentence is indeed a question. Two question marks indicate a much more questiony question. … Three

is for really, really, REALLY questiony questions

.

Where do you put please in a question?

We usually put please

at the end of a request with could

, can and would, but we can also put it at the beginning or in the middle. Please in the mid position makes the request stronger.

Can you please example?

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.”

What is a humble request?

a always used before a noun

: given or said in a way that shows you do not think you are better than other people. a humble request.

How do you say please in a good way?

• amuse.
• charm.
• cheer.
• entertain.
• gratify.
• satisfy.
• tickle.
• wow.

What word can I use instead of would?

In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for would, like:

will

, might, should, could, ought-to, do, must, can, would-be, shall and you-d.