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Virat1971 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Could
I could use your help.
In which context Could is used here. Is it request or possibility or anything else.
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It literally refers to possibility, but the sentence is normally understood as a request.
- It literally refers to possibility, but the sentence is normally understood as a request.
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It literally refers to possibility, but the sentence is normally understood as a request.
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virat1971I could use your help.
~ I would be able to use your help if you gave it (your help) to me.
It's a polite (i.e., indirect) request for help.
Instead of saying "Help me", it says that I would find your help useful. The other person is supposed to put 2 and 2 together and get 4.
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