I'm addressing an organizer of a scientific meeting.
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Originally Posted by beascarpetta Could I possibly let you have my paper at a later date /after the official deadline |
I like this phrase very much, but it seems to be a little bit more colloquial than "would you mind" and "would it be possible", does it? Then I will probably pick "would you mind" because the style of my letter is quite formal.
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Originally Posted by beascarpetta Would you not mind my sending the paper later?
will probably earn you a "Well, dear,as a matter of fact,I would." Would you mind my [sending the paper] handing in my paper later?
is definitely much better. |
Interesting, in our language we say just the opposite. In response to "Would you not mind ...?" we expect "No, I don't ..." and "Would you mind ...?" may earn both yes and no.