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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

A more polite expression

1) Let me eat your pancreas.

2) I want to eat your pancreas.


Does the former be more polite than the latter?

  

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anonymous 1) Let me eat your pancreas. 2) I want to eat your pancreas. Does the former be sound more polite than the latter?

  • anonymous 1) Let me eat your pancreas.
  • 2) I want to eat your pancreas.
  • Does the former be sound more polite than the latter?
  • Who are you?
  • Hannibal Lecter?
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anonymous

1) Let me eat your pancreas.

2) I want to eat your pancreas.


Does the former be sound more polite than the latter?

Who are you? Hannibal Lecter?

Both sound equally impolite.

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The most polite way to ask that would be "May I eat your pancreas?" This is because neither of your examples were actual questions, so that take the decision away from the person you are asking. "Let me" is a command, and saying "I want" just displays what you would like, not that you care if the person doesn't want you to do it. "May I" says that you want to do something, but won't unless giv

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anonymous1) Let me eat your pancreas.2) I want to eat your pancreas.

Unless these are intended for use in a horror context they would not be appropriate things to say or write. They would also result in very confused reactions from a lot of English speakers.

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