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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
do you mind.../would you mind...
Hi there teachers!
(1). Do the following sentences mean the same thing or convey the same idea? Here're the sentences:
A). Do you mind if I move this?
B). Do you mind my moving this?
C). Do you mind me moving this?
D). Would you mind if I moved this?
E). Would you mind my moving this?
F). Would you mind me moving this?
(2). When we don't understand what somebody says, could we say any of the following sentences with no real difference?
A). Could you say that again, please? / Could you repeat that, please?
B). Pardon! / I beg your pardon!
C). Excuse me!
D). Sorry!
Thank you, teachers.
(1). Do the following sentences mean the same thing or convey the same idea? Here're the sentences:
A). Do you mind if I move this?
B). Do you mind my moving this?
C). Do you mind me moving this?
D). Would you mind if I moved this?
E). Would you mind my moving this?
F). Would you mind me moving this?
(2). When we don't understand what somebody says, could we say any of the following sentences with no real difference?
A). Could you say that again, please? / Could you repeat that, please?
B). Pardon! / I beg your pardon!
C). Excuse me!
D). Sorry!
Thank you, teachers.
Top answer
1. Yes. 'Would' is more polite.
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- Yes.
- 'Would' is more polite.
- C and F are wrong according to some grammarians.
- 2.
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1. Yes. 'Would' is more polite. C and F are wrong according to some grammarians.
2. Yes, but they should all end in question marks.
2. Yes, but they should all end in question marks.
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Thank you, sir, for replying.
Sir, I've also heard people saying 'come again' when they want others to repeat something.
Sir, I've also heard people saying 'come again' when they want others to repeat something.
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Laborious'come again' ... Is it informal?Yes. I would call it very informal.
LaboriousCould we say that in any situation when we want the person we are talking to repeat something?I wouldn't use it in a conversation with the Queen of England.
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