Drapes/courtain

There is no word "courtain". You may mean "curtain", but the sentence still wouldn't be right.

Can you explain what you mean in other words? What exactly are you asking the person to do with the drapes?

yes,

I am asking the person to slide the drapes, because the sun is blinding me.

Can I use "curtain" instead of "slide"?

Julius_

No, don't say that.

Please close the curtains. Could you close the curtains, please?
Please draw the curtains. Could you draw the curtains, please?

Hi,

I'd use "draw the curtains".

(ops ... 40 seconds too late! GG is fast!)

Regarding "draw" the curtains, are you familiar with the children's book Amelia Bedelia?

Seemed very simple. I can't believe I couldn't get it right.

Thanks a million!

No - the word is curtain , drapes means the same but more likely used in the US. The phrase often used is to draw the curtains - meaning closing them over.

Grammar GeekRegarding "draw" the curtains, are you familiar with the children's book Amelia Bedelia?

Me?

TanitWhat does it have to do with "draw"? Does Amelia "draw"(=make picture/paint) the curtains?

You got it!

She "puts out the lights" by hanging the light bulbs on the clothes line outside, she "trims the beef" by adding ribbon to it, and you can imagine what she does when she'd told to "dress the chicken."

Grammar GeekShe "puts out the lights" by hanging the light bulbs on the clothes line outside, she "trims the beef" by adding ribbon to it, and you can imagine what she does when she'd told to "dress the chicken."