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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
how to spell
Could I ask a question, please?
When I want to ask someone to spell a word for me, is it impolite if I say "How do you spell ~"?
Is it more polite to say "How do we spell ~?"
When a teacher wants her students to spell some word, say "robot",
what does the teacher say? Is it "How do we spell robot?" or "How do you spell robot?"
When I want to ask someone to spell a word for me, is it impolite if I say "How do you spell ~"?
Is it more polite to say "How do we spell ~?"
When a teacher wants her students to spell some word, say "robot",
what does the teacher say? Is it "How do we spell robot?" or "How do you spell robot?"
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Actually, 'we' sounds a little pompous to me. 'You' is much more common and natural, or " How is ____ spelled? ".
- Actually, 'we' sounds a little pompous to me.
- 'You' is much more common and natural, or " How is ____ spelled?
- ".
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Actually, 'we' sounds a little pompous to me. 'You' is much more common and natural, or "How is ____ spelled?".
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"How do you spell _____?" is fine. "How do we spell ____ ?" is okay for a teacher to say to young children, say, up to the age of about six. Over the age of six it would sound condescending.
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