hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 15 Oct 2018 #1 Dear native English speakers, what's the difference in nuance between A and B? (A) Can you open the door, please? (B) Will you open the door, please? Hirashin
Dear native English speakers, what's the difference in nuance between A and B? (A) Can you open the door, please? (B) Will you open the door, please? Hirashin
mdchachi Moderator Moderator Twenty-year veteran Joined 6 Mar 2003 Messages 9,319 Reaction score 9,449 15 Oct 2018 #2 (a) is of course not "correct" because it literally means "are you able" (出来るか) but colloquially, it means the same thing. Also commonly used is Could you open the door, please?
(a) is of course not "correct" because it literally means "are you able" (出来るか) but colloquially, it means the same thing. Also commonly used is Could you open the door, please?
Buntaro 運動不足 Twenty-year veteran Joined 27 Dec 2003 Messages 2,855 Reaction score 2,105 16 Oct 2018 #3 Hirashin, (a) is a little more polite than (b). There are a couple other variations that are a little more polite. Are you familiar with these other variations?
Hirashin, (a) is a little more polite than (b). There are a couple other variations that are a little more polite. Are you familiar with these other variations?