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Bookmark or Share- american english - What does "Nailed it" mean? - English Language ...You can think of someone trying to hammer a nail into a board. They hit the nail so perfectly that the nail goes straight into the board very well. If you scored 100% on an exam, you "nailed it". It could also mean something bad: suppose you hit and crushed a mailbox with your car. You "nailed" the mailbox.
- "In" and "on": How can I decide which one to use for vehicles?As you mentioned, you can use in for getting inside a vehicle (e.g., get in the van), and you can use on for getting atop a vehicle (e.g. get on the bike). The one exception to this seems to be when you use on as a shortened form of on board, hence: get on the train, get on the plane, get on the bus, get on the ship. Anytime someone can ...
- "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 ...
- "Are you able to" vs "Can you" vs "Could you" vs "Would you"I would say that "Can you" and "Could you" were fairly informal - "Could you throw me that teatowel?" "Would you" is a polite request - "Would you come this way please?". I think one of the first two would be best when asking a superior to do something for you, or "Would you mind doing X?"
- politeness - Which is more polite, "Would you" or "Could you ...literally you are asking if the person knows the way to the station and can tell you. As a question it is implied that you are hoping for the answer, but permission or whether the person wishes to answer is not addressed.
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