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Can you please help me vs Could you please help me?
1. can you help me – you are aksing him to help you 2. could you help me – you are asking him if hes able to help you 3. would you help me – you are asking him if he will help you Usually they are interchangeable, you can use all of them whithout changing the meaning while 2 and 3 are more polite than 1.
Could someone or could anyone?
“can anyone” is correct. Because ‘any’ is used in interrogative and negative sentences. And ‘some’ is used in positive sentences.
Could you please vs Would 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.
What is the difference between someone and anyone?
Someone vs. Somebody. Anyone is a pronoun that means “any person.” So if you would like help from a person and you don’t care who that person is, then you would like help from anyone. Anybody is a pronoun that is interchangeable with anyone.
When I could or when I can?
The modal verbs can and could represent the ability of a person or thing in doing something. However, there is a difference in their usage, as ‘can’ is used in present situation, whereas we can use ‘could’ for talking about a past ability. Both are followed by a base form of the verb.
Can you help me with or in this matter?
Referring to it as a matter is a way of separating it from you. This “matter” is your passion, not a distant subject but close and dear to you. Asking if they can help in this matter is correct in that it describes at a polite distance their capacity and perhaps willingness to help.
What’s the difference between someone and anyone?
We use someone in positive sentences (I saw her with someone) and anyone in questions and negative sentences (Have anyone seen him? I didn´t tell anyone) They can be both used with uncountable nouns (some money) or plural nouns (some people).
Is would you please a question?
Actually, it’s not a question — it’s a polite order. This is a bit confusing for me since I’d interpret “I would be grateful if you could (notice the word order) send/tell me…” as a polite request.