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Alex+ Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Do you mind if I / Do you mind me...
What is the difference between:
1. Do you mind if I smoke in here?
2. Do you mind me smoking in here?
and which sentence is better?
1. Do you mind if I smoke in here?
2. Do you mind me smoking in here?
and which sentence is better?
Top answer
Do you mind if I smoke in here? Do you mind my smoking in here? -- (' Me ' is used, but is still not formally acceptable)
- Do you mind if I smoke in here?
- Do you mind my smoking in here?
- -- (' Me ' is used, but is still not formally acceptable)
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These are different structures with the same meaning:
1.Do you mind if I smoke in here?
2.Do you mind my smoking in here? -- ('Me' is used, but is still not formally acceptable)
1.Do you mind if I smoke in here?
2.Do you mind my smoking in here? -- ('Me' is used, but is still not formally acceptable)
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Mister Micawber, thank you very much for the answer to this question and for the answers to the other my questions.
I thought "my" is more informal than "me". Thanks for your explanation.
I thought "my" is more informal than "me". Thanks for your explanation.
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The question is almost always phrased as in the first example, in my opinion.
(And the answer is always "Yes" in California.
(And the answer is always "Yes" in California.
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In my language we say "Yes" when we don't mind:
ex. Would you mind if I smoke in here? – Yes, please. You can smoke in here.
and we say "No" when we don't want somebody to smoke:
ex. Would you mind if I smoke in here? – No, we don't smoke in here. You can smoke outside.
ex. Would you mind if I smoke in here? – Yes, please. You can smoke in here.
and we say "No" when we don't want somebody to smoke:
ex. Would you mind if I smoke in here? – No, we don't smoke in here. You can smoke outside.
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