Help me with the answers to "Could you close the door, please?"
Dear experts,
Please help me with the ways of answering that kind of questions: Could you...?
Is it possible to say : Yes, I can / No, I can't ?
If that's one way of answering that kind of questions, please reassure me that I can use it.
Thank you so much for help!
Take care.
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jennifertran If that's one way of answering that kind of questions, please reassure me that I can use it. It depends on the rest of the question. As a general rule, though, it is not good to answer literally a question that is no more than a polite formula making a request of you.
- jennifertran If that's one way of answering that kind of questions, please reassure me that I can use it.
- It depends on the rest of the question.
- As a general rule, though, it is not good to answer literally a question that is no more than a polite formula making a request of you.
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jennifertranIf that's one way of answering that kind of questions, please reassure me that I can use it.
It depends on the rest of the question. As a general rule, though, it is not good to answer literally a question that is no more than a polite formula making a request of you.
0In a simple question context, could is often used as a slightly more polite form of can.
But we usually answer the question in the same way that it was asked.
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Could you...?
Yes, I could . . .
No, I couldn't . . .
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0jennifertranIf that's one way of answering that kind of questions, please reassure me that I can use it.
Yes, you can use that, but be aware that a great many "Could you ...?" questions are veiled commands for you to do something non-verbal. Answering "Yes, I can/could" without acting to fulfill the request would be somewhat rude.
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