Difference
1. Please be seated.
2. Please have a seat.
3. Please sit down.
Which of the above is correct/preferable.
Top answer
They are all correct. 1 is more likely to be said by a chairperson, judge or priest at a public meeting, in court, or in church, respectively, when the people present have been standing as a formality. 2 and 3 are more likely to be said to individuals or small groups of people in homes or at interviews and professional consultations.
- They are all correct.
- 1 is more likely to be said by a chairperson, judge or priest at a public meeting, in court, or in church, respectively, when the people present have been standing as a formality.
- 2 and 3 are more likely to be said to individuals or small groups of people in homes or at interviews and professional consultations.
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They are all correct.
1 is more likely to be said by a chairperson, judge or priest at a public meeting, in court, or in church, respectively, when the people present have been standing as a formality.
2 and 3 are more likely to be said to individuals or small groups of people in homes or at interviews and professional consultations.
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