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Tmn111 Posted 17 years ago
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Quick question

Are these statements correct?

1. Can you change me (a?) 10$ note into(?) some coins?

Can you change (a?) 10$ note into(?) some coins for me?

2. I can change you the smallest coins into bigger ones or a note.

I can change the smallest coins into bigger ones or a note for you.
  

Top answer

1. Can you change a $10 note/bill into coins for me? Americans call them bills, but English people would call them notes.

  • 1.
  • Can you change a $10 note/bill into coins for me?
  • Americans call them bills, but English people would call them notes.
  • 2.
  • I can change the smallER coins into bigger/larger ones or give you a note/bill.
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1. Can you change a $10 note/bill into coins for me?

Americans call them bills, but English people would call them notes.

2. I can change the smallER coins into bigger/larger ones or give you a note/bill.

using smallEST you might be suggesting only dimes, nickels and pennies (10ct, 5ct, 1ct), but smallER could mean any denomination of coin.

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Hi,

1. Can you change me (a?) 10$ note into(?) some coins?

Can you change (a?) 10$ note into(?) some coins for me?



2. I can change you the smallest coins into bigger ones or a note.

I can change the smallest coins into bigger ones or a note for you.



Usually, such simple and common requests use sim
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Actually I work with money and sometimes I have to name coins and notes.

That's why sometimes I have to change the smallest coins, for example 1c, 2c or 5 into larger coins such as 1 euro or 2 euro.

That's why I wanted to know if this is correct:

I can change the smallest coins (1c, 2c) into bigger ones (1uer, 2 eur) for you.

or:

I can change the small
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Hi,

Actually I work with money and sometimes I have to name coins and notes.





That's why sometimes I have to change the smallest coins, for example 1c, 2c or 5 into larger coins such as 1 euro or 2 euro.

Oh, I see. Does the person bring the small coins to you, or do you give them to the person in the first place?



That's why I wa
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Sometimes I can see that some people have very small change that I actually need.

Thus I want to ask them whether thay can give me some.

I want to suggest:

I can change the smallest coins into bigger ones for you.

(It is usually very useful to people)

I'd like to ask too if the article "a" is required in the statement below:

Can you change me
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Hi,

Sometimes I can see that some people have very small change that I actually need.





Thus I want to ask them whether thay can give me some.

I want to suggest:



I can change the smallest coins into bigger ones for you.

(It is usually very useful to people)

Yes, you could say that.

I'd say 'Can I' as a q
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Thanks very much.

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