sharad  +  123305 Tue, 02 Aug 05 10:02 AM Hi Micawber, I saw your sentence "Could you type in your complete sentence again and carefully, please?"   posted in one of the topics. I have seen lot of people using could where i think can should be used.. Does "could" in above sentence means "if possible, can"  ? thanks, Sharad.   sharad Joined on Thu, Sep 23 2004 Junior Member 94 Tenses, Present Tenses

	Mister Micawber  +  123314 Tue, 02 Aug 05 10:10 AM It is a distancing mechanism, for courtesy. Can you shut the window? -- Mother to child Could you shut the window? -- Acquaintance to acquaintance Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,825 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Tenses, Present Tenses

	Chalky  +  123419 Tue, 02 Aug 05 05:21 PM Yeah, I like the way politeness can do that. 'William JOSEPH Smith, will you come inside and have your dinner?' is angry but 'William, will you come inside and have your dinner?' might not be. Also: sorry, off the topic, is there a conjunction forum here? Trying to figure out when to use commas, esp. in 'but' sentences, as above. Chalky Joined on Tue, Aug 2 2005 Auckland, New Zealand New Member 04 Tenses, Present Tenses, Commas