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Bookmark or Share- "Could you please help me" vs "Could you help me please"(1) "Could you please help me" may include results "could you please help me [subordinate clause]." That adds more results here. (2) "Could you help me, please?" requires context. In spoken language, context can comes from environment. Mom carries groceries & asks hubby "Could you help me, please?"
- "Can you please" vs. "Could you please" [duplicate]If taken literally, " Can you " is equivalent to asking the person if they're capable of doing something. " Could you ", on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two. Using either of them doesn't make them ...
- 'Can be' or 'could be' - English Language Learners Stack Exchange21 1. You can use either can or could - the present tense because it still applies, or the past tense because you had the thought yesterday. However, the tenses must agree, so the middle sentence doesn't work. – Kate Bunting. Sep 17, 2021 at 8:54.
- Starting a question with 'Could you' vs. 'Can you'? [duplicate]Both are fine grammatically, but it appears that you are aiming for a relatively formal setting in which case "Could" is slightly more formal-sounding. Neither would be incorrect, however. "Could" also implies more of a polite request which may be refused, rather than a polite order, although this is a soft implication and does not make "Can" rude.
- "you can" or "you could" or "you may" or "you might"? [duplicate]"You could" means that although it is technically possible to do something, you aren't likely to. Formal suggestion / formal possibility / past ability "You may" is similar to "You can," but is more formal. / permission / formal suggestion / weak degree of certainty
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