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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

punctuation question



Does the following sentence require a period or a question mark at the end?

"Could you please call me when you have a moment" I think it needs a question mark because it's posed as an interrogative, a friend of mine says that it's a polite command/request and should end in a period. I think if it were a polite command it would simply state "Please call me when you have a moment." but when adding "could" I think it should be considered a question, but maybe it's a matter of style. What do you think?
  

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Hello, I agree with your friend. The addition of 'Could' just makes it an even more polite request an d still doesn't make it a real question.

— Nona the brit

  • Hello, I agree with your friend.
  • The addition of 'Could' just makes it an even more polite request an d still doesn't make it a real question.
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Hello,

I agree with your friend. The addition of 'Could' just makes it an even more polite request an d still doesn't make it a real question.
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Nona The BritHello,

I agree with your friend. The addition of 'Could' just makes it an even more polite request an d still doesn't make it a real question.
I would agree, unless the inflexion at the end of the sentence really makes it sound like a question [or if the writer wants to indicate that inflexion by using th
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