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Lbc Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

how to ask a question about a new feature

Hello!
suppose I wish to suggest a new feature X for a software or a forum like this (I mean in the "feedback/suggestions" area or something like that), which sentence would you pick among the following ones? (Please rewrite/add other ones as you like)

- "Can you add X...?"
- "Could you add X...?"
- "Would it be possible to add X...?"
- "I would like the feature X to be added..."
- "Do youn think it would be possible to add X?"
- "How about adding X?"...
- "What about adding X?..."

Can/could you also explain how these sentence "sound" to you, native speakers?

Have I (or at least, is it better) to add "please" at the end of the above questions? ("Can/Could you..., please"?)
Or maybe at the beginning ("Please, can you...")

Generally speaking, do the "can you..." forms sound too "informal" for a written context?

Is "Could you..." always considered more polite/correct?

Which is the difference (in any exists) between "How about...?" and "What about...?"

Thank you for any help!
  

Top answer

Hi Lbc, I just wanted to recommend to you a thread in the general grammar section called "Politeness using negative questions" initiated by Kooleen, last post 18-12-2007. Sorry, I don't know how to find the serial number. Your group of seven phrases sound perfectly natural to me.

  • Hi Lbc, I just wanted to recommend to you a thread in the general grammar section called "Politeness using negative questions" initiated by Kooleen, last post 18-12-2007.
  • Sorry, I don't know how to find the serial number.
  • Your group of seven phrases sound perfectly natural to me.
  • Gotta run, -A.
  • Edit.
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Hi Lbc,

I just wanted to recommend to you a thread in the general grammar section called "Politeness using negative questions" initiated by Kooleen, last post 18-12-2007. Sorry, I don't know how to find the serial number.

Your group of seven phrases sound perfectly natural to me.

Gotta run, -A.

Edit. The post number was right under my nose! - 453856

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