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sentence usage

0Please teach me if this sentence usage is correct or not.02br
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00 " I was wondering if I could get a higher score." 02br
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00 Does "I wonder if I could ..." sentence mean only a polite request? 0-
  

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0 It's correct. 01i 00I wonder if I could02i 00 does not have to be restricted to polite requests, no. 02i 05002br 00CJ 010id1

— CalifJim

  • 0 It's correct.
  • 01i 00I wonder if I could02i 00 does not have to be restricted to polite requests, no.
  • 02i 05002br 00CJ 010id1
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0 It's correct. 01i00I wonder if I could02i00 does not have to be restricted to polite requests, no. It can be simply a musing about whether something can or cannot be done.02br
01i00I wonder if I could get the children to stop raiding the refrigerator even if I put a lock on it.02i05002br
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0Thank you very much for your answer, CalifJim.02br
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00I understand about my question. 02br
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00Thanks a lot. 0-
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0Hello.02br
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001) I wonder if you could help me.02br
002) I'm wondering if you could help me.02br
003) I was wondering if you could help me.02br
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00These all mean the same, don't they? The second sounds more polite than the first, doesn't it? And the third sounds more polite than the second, doesn't it?0-
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0Putting your request in the past does make it more polite. 02br
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00But I don't think I share your opinion about 2 being more polite than 1. In formal writing, I would choose the simple present unless I want to emphasize the duration for example02br
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00For a moment, he wondered whether the police officer would help him.0-
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