Thursday, January 5, 2012

Request: Rude to Polite

There are many ways to make the same request. Your requests can range from extremely rude to extremely polite. In most cases, you just want to be polite. The examples are below. The best requests will be listed in green.

Close the motherfuking door! (Extremely Rude)
Close the door! (Rude)
Please close the door. (Low Polite)
Could you close the door? (Polite)
Could you close the door please? (Polite)
Would you mind closing the door? (Polite)
Would you mind closing the door please? (Very Polite)
If it's not too much trouble, would you close the door please? (Extremely Polite)
If you have a moment and it isn't too much trouble, would you mind doing me a favor and closing the door please? (Extremely Polite)
If you can spare a moment of your time and it isn't too much bother, could you do me an enormous favor and please close the door. I would be forever grateful. (Extremely Polite)

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