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Ffarshadd Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

would you mind VS do you mind

what is the difference:
Do you mind if i sit here?
Would you mind if i sat here?
Or
Do you mind if i call you late?
Would you mind if i called you late?
  

Top answer

ould you mind" refers to a more hypothetical possibility, and may also be considered more formal than " do you mind" (I'm unsure about this, though). But I don't really think there is much difference... Normally, when you use "do you mind" , you are referring to something you have planned that will happen, or something that will probably happen.

— MrGuedes

  • ould you mind" refers to a more hypothetical possibility, and may also be considered more formal than " do you mind" (I'm unsure about this, though).
  • But I don't really think there is much difference...
  • Normally, when you use "do you mind" , you are referring to something you have planned that will happen, or something that will probably happen.
  • However, in that case, maybe you should use "will you mind" .
  • " could mean "I was thinking about sitting here.
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ould you mind" refers to a more hypothetical possibility, and may also be considered more formal than "do you mind" (I'm unsure about this, though). But I don't really think there is much difference...

Normally, when you use "do you mind", you are referring to something you have planned that will happen, or something that will probably happen. However, in that case, m
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I use "would." But I have heard, "do." To me, "would" is more polite.
By the way, there is one repeated and consistent error in your post. Can you find it?
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Yes you mean "I" you're right I should have used "I"
So is it possible to use "would you mind if I..." instead of "do you mind if..." always?
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ffarshaddis it possible to use "would you mind if I..." instead of "do you mind if..."
Yes. It's preferable!

CJ
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MrGuedesWill you mind if
Never heard it in my life.

CJ
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CalifJimNever heard ["will you mind"] in my life.
Really? Oh... I doesn't sound bad to me, so I thought it was acceptable. I just thought "Will you mind if I sit there?" would sound better than "Do you mind if I sit there?". But maybe I'm wrong...

In that case, I think using "would you mind" is really the best option.
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ffarshaddYes you mean "I" you're right I should have used "I"So is it possible to use "would you mind if I..." instead of "do you mind if..." always?
Yes. It is polite. Here is another common phrase with "mind"

May: We are going now.
Joan: Where are you going?
May: We're going to the new shopping mall. They have a lot of opening day
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Do you mind if i call you late?

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