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21-Jun-2006, 07:44

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Asking Question

Hello there, how to ask people "someone sit beside him or her or not?

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22-Jun-2006, 11:16

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Re: Asking Question

Is anyone sitting beside him/her?

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22-Jun-2006, 17:08

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Re: Asking Question

Or perhaps: "Is anyone sitting next to you?"

If you're asking about the best way to ask if you may sit in a particular seat, I think the most polite and idiomatically natural question might be: "Is this seat taken?"

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