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"Can I share your textbook" vs "Can you share your textbook"
Suppose you are a student in a classroom and the class is about to begin. You suddenly realize you forgot to bring your textbook and the classmate sitting next to you has hers open on her desk.
Which would you say to her and why?
"Can I share your textbook with you?"
"Can you share your textbook with me?"
"Can we share your textbook?"
Also would it be better to say "the textbook" in place of "your textbook"?
31 авг. 2014 г., 7:49
Ответы · 7
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And to be even more polite, you can say 'would' instead of 'will' and add 'please' at the end:
Would you share your textbook with me, please?
31 августа 2014 г.
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The best answer would be:
"Will you share your textbook with me?"
"Will" is more polite than "Can" which sounds a bit demanding.
"Can" is also not technically correct because of course they "can", they have the ability, but it is a question of whether they are willing.
31 августа 2014 г.
Out of your answers it would be best to say "Can you share your textbook with me?" and
"Can we share your textbook?"
Though normally people wold say some thing like "I forgot my textbook, would you mind sharing yours with me?"
It sounds better and much more polite. It's like the debate with "Can I got to the washroom?" and "May I go to the washroom?"
Yes, you are capable of going to the washroom, but right now you are asking for permission to go to the washroom. So naturally you'd pick the second answer.
I hope this makes sense.
31 августа 2014 г.
Hi. You want to ask, "May I share your textbook, I forgot mine?" OR "May we share textbooks during this class, I forgot mine." Of course you don't have to use these particular sentences. Look at the following link to see when to use MAY/CAN.
31 августа 2014 г.
I think the owner of the textbook should be the one who shares.
"Can you share your textbook with me?"
You wouldn't use "the" in this context.
31 августа 2014 г.
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Lao Mike
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китайский (путунхуа), английский
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