Could you please vs Would you mind?

Senior Member. "Could you please give" or "Would you mind giving" me a piece of paper? I think "would you mind" is more polite. But in your experience, how often you would use "would you mind " rather than "could you please" for asking a small favour in your daily life?
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Could you please vs Would you please?

“Would you” also sounds more polite than “Could you.” “Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request. “Could you” sounds more polite than “Would you.” “Would you” sounds more insistent and is more often used in angry requests, such as “Would you please hurry up!”
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Is it correct to say would you mind?

Would you mind? and Do you mind? We use the phrases would you mind + -ing form, and do you mind + -ing form to ask people politely to do things. Would you mind is more polite and more common: Would you mind opening the window, please?
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Is Would you mind rude?

Do you mind? is more informal and direct, while Would you mind? is more polite. Also, we tend to use do when we expect the other person to say yes since we are normally asking for a minor favor. Would, on the other hand, is used when we want a bigger favor.
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Would you please mind meaning?

used for asking politely for something.
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Book Unit 6 2 Requests with modals and would you mind



Could you please meaning?

Instructions and requests: We use could you as a polite way of telling or asking someone to do something: Could you take a message please? Could I have my bill please?
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Could you vs Could you please?

We also use 'could' to ask permission; it is more polite or formal than 'can'. Changing the word order to "could you please" is no more or less polite - it's a matter of style. whether requests starting with "Please can/could you..." render the same degree of politeness as those that start with "Could you please...".
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Is Would you mind respectful?

In our day-to-day conversation, using “Would you mind…?” is a gentle way of asking for a favour and also a very polite way for asking a permission.
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How do you respond to would you mind?

The response "Yes, certainly", indicates that you would mind, and emphatically so. Hence the response should be used only when you do mind. If you have no objection, the correct response would be "No, I don't mind", or "No, please be my guest"!
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How do you use could you please?

2) could you please. This is used for formal addressing . For example addressing strangers or people who are in higher post/position than the addressee where you cannot ask for help without politeness. I think you got it from this small explanation.
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Would you please meaning?

Used to politely accept what someone has offered to do.
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Would you mind in a sentence?

"Would you mind if I opened the window?" "Would you mind telling me what you're doing?" "Would you mind being quiet for a minute?" "Would you mind if I changed the channel?"
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Would you mind meaning answer?

Both the phrases 'would you mind' and do you mind' are used to make a polite request or take someone's permission. The verb 'mind' means 'to be troubled or annoyed'. Both phrases can be used interchangeably with no or a little difference in meaning in three different situations.
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What is the different between could and would?

Could, would, and should are all used to talk about possible events or situations, but each one tells us something different. Could is used to say that an action or event is possible. Would is used to talk about a possible or imagined situation, and is often used when that possible situation is not going to happen.
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Would VS could polite?

When it comes to requests, we can use both could and would, but could is more formal and polite than would. While making polite requests, could is used with suggestions, as it indicates a possibility. On the contrary, would is used with offers or invites, because it is more usual.
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Could and would polite requests?

When making polite requests, the modals 'could' and 'would' are very useful. Starting your request with these two modals immediately makes your request a lot more polite. Another word that's often used when making a polite request is 'please'.
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Would you mind if I ask or asked?

What is the difference between "will you mind if I ask" and "would you mind if I asked"? The factual meaning is exactly the same: the questions ask for exactly the same information about the same hypothetical event. There is a difference in the temporal perspective, and also a difference in nuance.
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Would you mind if meaning?

Meaning. This is a polite way of asking for permission to do something.
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Would you mind waiting meaning?

(More politely: 'Would you mind ...?) It is asking the other person to make a decision in favour of staying with you. 'Don't you mind waiting here with me?'
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How do you politely ask for request?

Here are some better phrases to make polite requests in English:
  1. “Do you mind…?.”
  2. “Would you mind…?
  3. “Could I…?”
  4. “Would it be ok if…?”
  5. “Would it be possible…?”
  6. “Would you be willing to…?”
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How do you politely ask for information?

Asking for information
  1. I am writing to enquire about…
  2. I would be grateful if you could give me some information/further details about…
  3. I would appreciate some information about…
  4. I would be interested to receive further details about…
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What to use instead of could you please?

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  • Will you be so kind..(as to help me)
  • It would be really great if you..(could help me / helped me)
  • I'd be grateful if you..(could help me / helped me)
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Could you kindly or could you please?

Usually, you would not need to use both of these in the same sentence. Please and kindly are both used to be more polite to other people. Having them together would only make sense if you really wanted to emphasize how important it was to be polite.
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Which is more polite can you or could you?

could is more formal and polite than can: Could I ask a question please? Could we go home now?
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