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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

use of request

0although "request" is similar to "ask" in meaning, its usage does no seem so. In principle, I feel that it is fine to say "request (someone) to do sth.". Such as:02br
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00He requested to retain the original paper. He requested me to paint this house. 02br
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00So could someone tell me whether the above sentences are good. if not, how does a native speaker put it?0-
  

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0 "Request" is much stronger, it's like a summon, an order. 0-

— Pieanne

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0 "Request" is much stronger, it's like a summon, an order. 0-
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00It is my opinion that you may also say «He requested that I paint the house».02br
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00Kind regards, 05002br
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00Goldmund010id1
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0 But isn't it stronger than just "ask"? 0-
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10But isn't it stronger than just "ask"?12blockquote
10I would, at least, agree that 01i00request02i00 is more formal than 01i00ask.02i00 (The root meaning-- to require.)02br
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00Being requested 'to paint a house' could be appro
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0Just more formal, then! 05000 Thank you, Davkett!010id1
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00Dear friends,02br
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00It is most interesting distinction. It is perhaps that to request is to ask, but that to ask is not always to request. We may not I think request impolitely. 05002br
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0 No, of course we can't... It has something royal to it. 0-
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