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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Could for Politeness
I know that 'could' can be used for "politeness" and I would like to see if you can feel any politeness in this sentence.
"I could get fired"
I just feel that the reason why the speaker uses 'could' is that he or she is not sure of it 100%. What do you think? Thank you a million!!
"I could get fired"
I just feel that the reason why the speaker uses 'could' is that he or she is not sure of it 100%. What do you think? Thank you a million!!
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"I could get fired" To me, it sounds much more fearful than polite.
- "I could get fired" To me, it sounds much more fearful than polite.
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"I could get fired"
To me, it sounds much more fearful than polite.
To me, it sounds much more fearful than polite.
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Hi,
Your sentence does not really involve politeness, because politeness relates to a scenario with two or more people..
Consider these examples.
I could get fired. This is just a statement of possibility.
Your sentence does not really involve politeness, because politeness relates to a scenario with two or more people..
Consider these examples.
I could get fired. This is just a statement of possibility.
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AnonymousI know that 'could' can be used for "politeness" and I would like to see if you can feel any politeness in this sentence. "I could get fired"No. No politeness there. Maybe you need to understand better what it means to say "could can be used for politeness". It means that could is sometimes used for politeness. There are many differ
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