Using indirect requests

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questions

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instead of being direct because if you

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are direct in English you can easily

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appear rude and we really don't want to

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appear rude in most situations we don't

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tell people what we want we ask if it's

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possible to have it if you go to a bar

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you don't say give me a beer you don't

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say I want a beer you say can I have a

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beer can I have is it possible for me to

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have a beer that's what we're asking

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it's so indirect but we understand that

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when somebody asks the possibility of

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having a beer really they want a beer if

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you're in a restaurant with me and you

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say Greg give me the salt I won't be too

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happy although I might give you the salt

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I will probably like you a little bit

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less however if you say Greg could you

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give me the salt could you give me the

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salt hypothetically hypothetically

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because that's what could means could is

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hypothetical could could you pass me the

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salt when we're speaking English we

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always have to be so indirect so let's

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have a look at some expressions that we

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can use instead of give me or I want

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remember