Is could you please a question?

Etiquette tells us that it is more polite to ask for a response than it is to command a response. +1 Indeed, "could you ..." represents a question, not a command.

Could you please is a question or not?

Senior Member. "Can" and "could" are both equally polite - the key word is "please", which is present in both sentences. The sentence beginning with "please can..." is a question, and it should have a question mark. It is a mistake/omission by the writer.

Can you please or could you please?

Originally Answered: "Can you please" or "Could you please" -- which is correct? "Could" is the polite form of "can"—so both are correct, but we use them in different situations. We use "can" when we are telling someone to do something. We use "could" when we are making a request.

Is it correct to say could you please?

Both are correct. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . . gives slightly more room for refusal than Can you please . . .

Is it polite to say 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...".

Conversational English - How to make polite requests

Would you or could 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!”

Can or could in a question?

Can, like could and would, is used to ask a polite question, but can is only used to ask permission to do or say something ("Can I borrow your car?" "Can I get you something to drink?"). Could is the past tense of can, but it also has uses apart from that--and that is where the confusion lies.

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.

Could you please vs May you please?

While “can” and “may” are present tense modal verbs, “could” is a past tense modal verb. Generally speaking, “could” is more polite than “can, and we consider “may” to be the most polite (source). While we often use “could” for the past tense or the conditional mood, we can also use it to form requests for the present.

What to use instead of could you please?

How do you politely ask a question?

Can you and could you difference?

Both 'can' and ' could' are modal verbs that refer to 'a possibility', 'ability' or 'capacity'. 'Can' refers to a general truth or something that has a strong possibility. 'Could' refers to something that has a weak possibility, or something that might happen, but not necessarily a general truth.

Can you please help me or could you please help me?

1. can you help me - you are aksing him to help you 2. could you help me - you are asking him if hes able to help you 3. would you help me - you are asking him if he will help you Usually they are interchangeable, you can use all of them whithout changing the meaning while 2 and 3 are more polite than 1.

Can a question start with could?

Actually, sentences that begin with 'could', 'should', or 'would' are questions and should have a trailing question mark.

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Would you please vs Will you please?

So, generally, it's better to use would when you're asking people for favors. But if you do use will, you can always add the word “please” to make sure it sounds more polite. There are some structures that we use to make requests that we can only use with would.

Could you vs May I?

The main difference between Could and May is that 'Could' can be used when a third modal wants to seek permission, but when it comes to using 'May', only the letter 'I' can be used as the subject at the time of wanting to seek permission. 'Could' is a model verb that is used for expressing permission or a request.

Can or could use?

Could is the past tense of can. It is used to talk about ability that existed in the past. In my younger days I could run four miles at a stretch. Till last year I could read without glasses.

Could you please look into this meaning?

Both of the given sentences — "Can you please look into it?" and "Please look into it" — are ways of asking for someone's help with the investigation. Both use the word “please,” which makes them somewhat polite.

Could you please advise on this matter Meaning?

Please advise on this matter

In formal communication, this is a polite way to ask for someone's opinion about some matter. If you don't feel comfortable using the phrase but still want to sound formal, you could say, “I'd appreciate your input on this,” or “Would you please share your opinion on this matter?”

Would you please vs Would you kindly?

I would prefer the word please in more formal communications. Kindly would be better-suited for familiar environments.

Can I ask you or could I ask you?

It is grammatically correct to say, “Could I ask you something.” You could also say, “May I ask you something?” to be extremely polite. “Can I ask you something?” is for a present moment question.

How do you answer could you please?

A more natural answer would be, e.g., "Yeah sure", "Yes, of course" or "Absolutely". ademoglu said: No, I couldn't.

Could is used for?

'Could' is used to express: possibility, past ability, and to make suggestions and requests. 'Could' is also used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of 'can'. Possibility You could cause an accident driving like that.