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- politeness - Please, tell me vs. Could you tell me - English . . .
Please, could you tell me the meeting date? Could you tell me the meeting date, please? More polite than sentence 6 That's not to say there aren't other ways to put it (even more, or less politely) I merely considered some likely alternatives while keeping the rest of the sentence fixed
- What is the difference between let me know and tell me
Please let me know vs Please tell me There's no difference in meaning, but the former is a bit formal and the latter is more common and informal in everyday speech
- tell me what I should do vs tell me what should I do
Do you know, "What can you do to fix the situation?" Tell me where he goes on Tuesday evenings? Tell me, "Where does he go on Tuesday evenings?" These kind of inversions are common in English, and are often slightly more formal or literary (or at least affected) They therefore can be more dramatic in context
- meaning - Tell to someone or tell someone? - English Language . . .
Sometimes, I have noticed that people, who are around me say sentences like: You tell to John instead of something like You tell John Please tell, is there any meaning difference in these two?
- Which is more polite, Would you or Could you?
Suppose you want to ask someone to do something, say to tell you the way to a station Which is more polite, "Would you tell me the way to the station?" or "Could you tell me the way to the station?"?
- Why do people prefer to say Why wouldnt you tell me that? rather . . .
Both questions are possible "Why wouldn't you tell me that?", as you say, is asking for the reason for the other person's unwillingness to tell about a possibly hypothetical situation, while "Why didn't you tell me that?" merely asks for the reason for the failure to tell of an actual situation "Why wouldn't you tell me that my dog was dead?" - "Because I wouldn't like to upset you" "Why
- Please let me know when you finish or finished?
2) My friend with me we have plan to play different games him tennis, me football but in the same compound I tell him: Please let me know when you finished and found me in side the big hall near the basketball playground
- Tell me inform me - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Then tell me after checking Then inform me after checking What sounds more natural "tell me" or "inform me"? Thank you :) P S My question is a bit different because that thread is based on the use of "tell" and "inform" in various contexts, but my question is specifically about what sounds better with "checking"
- Differences between the questions: he didnt tell you? he hasnt . . .
A= I'm so sorry Andy is moving away tomorrow B= really? A= he didn't tell you he hasn't told you? I have seen them both used in similar contexts but I was wondering is there a difference?
- Is the sentence correct: Please tell me when you get here
Please tell me when you got here means "Tell me the time at which you arrived (in the past) " I might answer "I got here at 2:30 PM " Please tell me when you will get here means "Tell me the time at which you plan to arrive (in the future) " I might answer "I will get there at 6 PM " When does not really mean while in any of these contexts
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