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  1. "I would like to ask you a favour" vs. "I would like to ask you for a ...

    Aug 30, 2011 · "Can you do me a favor" has become an American idiom, as has the more direct (and rudely commanding) "do me a favor." There is a definite difference between the two statements in …

  2. What you can ask Google Assistant - Google Assistant Help

    You can get support for your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro when you ask Google Assistant a question. You can say things like, "Help me with my Pixel" or ask, "How do I turn off notifications?"

  3. "How could/can you do this to me?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Jul 25, 2017 · Can is the present tense, could is the past conditional. Depends on how precise you want to be. The infinitive of this orrid verb is "to be able to". Only English could feature a verb with an …

  4. May/can we go? May/Can you do this for me? [duplicate]

    Jun 22, 2015 · Can is a lot more flexible, can be a request of someone, asking about feasibility and/or asking permission, and would work in all cases. So, "May/can we go to the game?" both work. "May" …

  5. politeness - Proper and polite usage of "can you" - English Language ...

    Jul 13, 2020 · There's nothing impolite about can you on its own. Almost always, politeness comes down to tone of voice and body language, or, in the case of writing, context.

  6. word choice - "Could you please" vs "Could you kindly" - English ...

    I am a non-native speaker of English. When communicating with a professor, would it be better to use could you kindly send me the document or could you please send me the document? I know both are

  7. What is the origin of the expression "do me a solid"?

    What is the origin of the phrase " do me a solid "? The definition I am referring to: do me a solid do something for someone as an act of kindness; do someone a favor. Example usage: Hey Bob, can …

  8. What does "I want you to do me" mean? - English Language & Usage …

    Nov 22, 2014 · I read a conversation between two people. "I want you to do me on this table." What is the meaning of this sentence?

  9. Distinction: "What can I do you for?" vs. "What can I do for you?"

    Where what they mean is "What can I get out of you with my tricks?" Whereas "What can I do for you?" is someone simply asking how they can help. In the context of a barman, it would be asking what …

  10. What's the most neutral reply to "Can you do me a favor?"

    While the answer to my question may be considered highly subjective, I can't help but feel like there's an extremely neutral way to reply to the phrase I'm inspecting. The question normally frust...