Is it polite to say could you please?

Is it polite 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 . . .

Can you please or could you please?

1 Answer. 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.

Is it formal to say could you please?

4 Answers. Both are polite, and no reasonable professor would take objection to either. If you wanted to sound a little more formal, you could say I should be most grateful if you would send me the document. I would prefer the word please in more formal communications.

Would you vs Could you please?

But I would suppose that “would” is more polite, because it expresses the idea of probability, and of willingness, and of the desire that something be done, whereas “could” is more in the realm of ability (yes I can). And according to the American Heritage Dictionary, “would” is used to make a polite request.

Is could you please rude?

They're not impolite -- they're just less polite than the versions with please.

How could you or how can you?

how can/could

1. 1 —used to show that one thinks that someone has done or said something shocking or wrong "We don't need his help anyway." "How can you say that?!"How could she just walk away from her children like that?
2. 2 —used to express doubt that something will happen, is possible, etc.

How do you use 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...".

How do you politely ask for something?

How to Ask for Favors

1. Be direct but polite. ...
2. Don't make it sound bad. ...
3. Avoid guilt. ...
4. Don't cross the line. ...
5. Show respect. ...
6. Avoid constant one-sided favors. ...
7. Be personal but straightforward. ...
8. Take "No" for an answer.

Does Could you please sound rude?

-> They both are impolite. They both sound like a command/order. The first one is less rude than the second one. Could you please give us some context?

Which is correct can you please or could you please?

• 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 sound over-polite.

Is it correct to say,'please, could you Send Me the...?

• Send me the invoice, please OR if you could, please send the invoice. Those sound better but aren’t necessarily “more correct”. We tend not to read our emails out loud, which is the OTHER part of not understanding nuances in email.

Is it correct to say, " Could you Please give me this day off?

• Is it correct to say to my boss, "Could you please give me this day off?” It’s correct in grammar. But the tone is not quite that suitable — it doesn’t have the right ‘feel.’ It sounds a bit insistent and impatient (because of the ‘please’ in the middle).

Is it bad to say " Could you please " to someone?

• “Could you please…” can be dangerously-inaccurate. It can be taken as a request to do the task, or as meaning that you’re asking them whether they are capable of doing the task. I’d avoid this phrasing. I agree; to me, the phrases have different meanings.