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Wonderful Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

can/could

Would a native say this in conversation:

Can you be sweeter, nicer to me?

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Can you be sweeter and nicer to me?

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Could you be sweeter and nicer to me?

Are all three OK?
  

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Hello, wonderful—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member. wonderful Would a native say this in conversation: You should learn that in informal conversation, most anything can be said, but it will not necessarily be grammatically complete.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello, wonderful—and welcome to English Forums.
  • Thank you for registering as a member.
  • wonderful Would a native say this in conversation: You should learn that in informal conversation, most anything can be said, but it will not necessarily be grammatically complete.
  • Is your question about the grammar of those utterances?
  • ) Or about the content?
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Hello, wonderful—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
wonderfulWould a native say this in conversation:
You should learn that in informal conversation, most anything can be said, but it will not necessarily be grammatically complete. Is your question about the grammar of those utterances? (The first is grammatically fragmentary
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Hello, yes I'm saying it to my fiance!

Is the first one considered wrong since it's a grammatically fragmentary?

I just want to know if all three are OK to say in daily conversation.
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wonderfulI just want to know if all three are OK to say in daily conversation.
Yes—as I said, you can SAY almost anything.
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Dear Mister Micawber,

Could you take a look at my short paragraph...is it well written? Your advisement is appreciated!
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Please post it or supply a link to its previous posting.
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How's my writing?

Please check for errors and grammatical fluidity - So, the other day I was in Houston and decided to go see the Houston space center/NASA. Right when I got there I was fascinated and drawn in by the advanced technological space machinery and the scientific innovations that human beings continue to create... I've gotta admit I didn't understand half of the stuff but even
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wonderfulHow's my writing?
Overall, too casual. Learners get into trouble when they try to use anything other than standard English. I have underlined some problem areas:

So, the other day I was in Houston and decided to go see the Houston space center/NASA. Right when I got there I was fascinated and drawn in
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The other day I was in Houston and decided to visit the Houston Space Center/NASA. During my time there I was fascinated and drawn towards the advanced technological space machines and the scientific innovations that human beings continue to create. I have to admit I didn't understand half of the stuff but regardless it still was super cool. One combination of things that particularly caught my
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wonderfulBetter?
Yes.

The other day I was in Houston and decided to visit NASA's Houston Space Center. I was fascinated by the advanced technological equipment and scientific innovations that we continue to create. I have to admit that I didn't understand half of it, but it still was very interesting. One thing that particularly caught my attention
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