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[SC][test my peers] HSPA posts

by HSPA » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:30 am
Dear Non-native speakers,

Kindly help me judge ....which is a command and which is requst.

"could you please shut the door"
"shut the door, please."

Thank you for your inputs in advance.
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by cans » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:35 am
i think could you please shut the door is request
and shut the door, please is command.
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:45 am
cans wrote:i think could you please shut the door is request
and shut the door, please is command.
Hi,
Even I feel the same.
'please' does not change an order into a request.
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by HSPA » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:54 am
Hi Cans and Frank.. thank you very much.. You guys are correct...

@Frank.. thanks for telling me about the usage of 'please'...
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