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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

"Would you mind closing the window?"

Hello everyone. Firstly, Is the following sentence correct?
Secondly, Can you say it in other words?

1. Would you mind closing the window?
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That's correct. Please close the window.

— Clive

  • That's correct.
  • Please close the window.
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That's correct.

Please close the window.
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CliveThat's correct.Please close the window.
Thank you Clive then "Would you mind closing the window?" = Please close the window.
But is there any difference between them?
I want to understand what "mind" mean here exactly?
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mind

> object to

Would you mind closing the window? is a more indirect and thus a more polite request than Please close the window.
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Clivemind > object toWould you mind closing the window? is a more indirect and thus a more polite request than Please close the window.
Ok, thank you Clive. Then in fact the first person is doing his request in a question form to make it more polite. Right?

I mean the sentence "Would you mind closing the window?" is a question but implying a reques
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