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Anon006 Posted 3 years ago
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Could/can

If you need anything you could/can ask the concierge.

What would a native say? Is there any real difference?

  

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anon006 If you need anything , you could/can ask the concierge. What would a native say? Is there any real difference?

  • anon006 If you need anything , you could/can ask the concierge.
  • What would a native say?
  • Is there any real difference?
  • can It's an offer, so there is no need to be tentative about it.
  • An offer should be more forthright ( can ) than tentative ( could ).
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anon006

If you need anything, you could/can ask the concierge.

What would a native say? Is there any real difference?

can

It's an offer, so there is no need to be tentative about it. An offer should be more forthright (can) than tentative (could).

In fact, coul

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