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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

the price vs. a price

Could you tell me How to say when I ask a seller for an estimate?

1. Could you tell me the price?
2. Could you tell me a price?
  

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Anonymous when I ask a seller for an estimate? Can you give me an estimate? , when you want work done on your car) What are you asking for it?

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous when I ask a seller for an estimate?
  • Can you give me an estimate?
  • , when you want work done on your car) What are you asking for it?
  • , when you are bargaining over a friend's used car) Anonymous 1.
  • 2.
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Anonymouswhen I ask a seller for an estimate?
Can you give me an estimate? (e.g., when you want work done on your car)
What are you asking for it? (e.g., when you are bargaining over a friend's used car)
Anonymous1. Could you tell me the price?2. Could you tell me a price?
You probably would not use eithe
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Anonymous1. Could you tell me the price?
This implies that there is a fixed or set price.
Anonymous2. Could you tell me a price?
This implies that the seller has flexibility to determine or offer a price, but it would not be usual to use the verb "tell" in this case. You could say "Could you give me a price"?
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