Anonymous  +  179044 Wed, 04 Jan 06 07:46 PM Does the following sentence require a period or a question mark at the end? "Could you please call me when you have a moment"  I think it needs a question mark because it's posed as an interrogative, a friend of mine says that it's a polite command/request and should end in a period.  I think if it were a polite command it would simply state "Please call me when you have a moment." but when adding "could" I think it should be considered a question, but maybe it's a matter of style.  What do you think? Anonymous Punctuation, Question Marks

	nona the brit  +  179093 Wed, 04 Jan 06 11:09 PM Hello, I agree with your friend. The addition of 'Could' just makes it an even more polite request an d still doesn't make it a real question. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Punctuation

	Philip  +  179149 Thu, 05 Jan 06 01:08 AM  Nona The Brit wrote: Hello, I agree with your friend. The addition of 'Could' just makes it an even more polite request an d still doesn't make it a real question. I would agree, unless the inflexion at the end of the sentence really makes it sound like a question [or if the writer wants to indicate that inflexion by using the question mark]. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Punctuation, Question Marks