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Xsi Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Can You/I vs. Could You/I

You are in a resturant.

"Could I get a beer please?" vs. "Can I get a beer please?"

"Could you get me a beer please?" vs. Can you get me a beer please?"

Is there any difference among those sentences?

Also this question raised another question Emotion: smile

1. Is there any difference...
2. Are there differences...

Is 1 the singular form of 2? Can I say Are there "any" differences?

Thanks greatly

-xsi
  

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Xsi You are in a resturant. " vs. " vs.

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XsiYou are in a resturant.

"Could I get a beer please?" vs. "Can I get a beer please?"

"Could you get me a beer please?" vs. Can you get me a beer please?"

Is there any difference among those sentences?

Also this question raised another question
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The four 'beer' examples all sound natural enough, and they mean essentially the same thing in certain contexts (like ordering drinks in a bar). Without that kind of context, there is an obvious difference between 'could I get a beer' and 'could you get me a beer'. In the first, you are asking if you can go to the cooler yourself and get your own beer. In the second, you are asking someone else t
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thanks guys, that was very insightful. Emotion: smile
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