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1. Can you do me a favor to send this message to Tim?

2. Can you do me a favor in sending this message to Tim?

Which one of the above is correct?

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a. Could you do me a favor to send this message to Tim?

b. Can you do me a favor to send this message to Tim?

Which one of the above is correct?
_______________________________________________________________________________

Thank youu
 
Ju said:
1. Can you do me a favor to send this message to Tim?

2. Can you do me a favor in sending this message to Tim?

Which one of the above is correct? Neither.

________________________________________________________________________________

a. Could you do me a favor to send this message to Tim?

b. Can you do me a favor to send this message to Tim?

Which one of the above is correct? Neither.
_______________________________________________________________________________

Thank youu
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"Could you do me a favour by sending this message to Tim?"
 
What about:
Could you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?

Why is it incorrect with can?
 
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Your sentence is fine.

Who said it's incorrect with "can"?
 
bagzi94 said:
What about:
Could you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?

Why is it incorrect with can?
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It's not incorrect with "can". Most people here answer with the words which come most naturally to them if they were constructing the sentence. I would also be more likely to start it with "Could you do me a favour ..." but that is just because that is how I usually formulate such a sentence.

Could you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?
Can you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?

Those are both fine. They would also be fine with "by sending" instead of "and send" but I prefer the use of "and + bare inf".
 
emsr2d2 said:
It's not incorrect with "can". Most people here answer with the words which come most naturally to them if they were constructing the sentence. I would also be more likely to start it with "Could you do me a favour ..." but that is just because that is how I usually formulate such a sentence.

Could you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?
Can you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?

Those are both fine. They would also be fine with "by sending" instead of "and send" but I prefer the use of "and + bare inf".
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OK, I've sent the message to Tim. Now, what was that favour you wanted?;-)
 
Could you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?
Can you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?

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Is it more polite to start up the sentence by using could you?

Thank you.
 
Ju said:
Could you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?
Can you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?

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Is it more polite to start [STRIKE]up[/STRIKE] the sentence by using could you?

Thank you.
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Yes.
 
bhaisahab said:
OK, I've sent the message to Tim. Now, what was that favour you wanted?;-)
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Good point! To be honest, I don't know why we have to make an issue of it being a favour. There's nothing wrong with "Could you send this to Tim please?"
 
:up: And 'Do me a favour', without some polite hedging, can be used sarcastically:

'How old are you?'
'Eighteen'.
'Do me a favour, you're barely out of nappies.'

In fact it's my ambition to add to the corpus of name-based Cockney Rhyming Slang, discussed yesterday in another thread, with the expression 'Do me a Rodney'. :) (But although I use it from time to time, it has n't caught on.)

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:up: And 'Do me a favour', without some polite hedging, can be used sarcastically:

'How old are you?'
'Eighteen'.
'Do me a favour, you're barely out of nappies.'

In fact it's my ambition to add to the corpus of name-based Cockney Rhyming Slang, discussed yesterday in another thread, with the expression 'Do me a Rodney'. :) (But although I use it from time to time, it hasn't caught on.)

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Rod Laver?
 
It took me a while because I'm so unused to it being Rodney, not Rod.
 
emsr2d2 said:
It took me a while because I'm so unused to it being Rodney, not Rod.
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Interesting ;-) - I think 'Rodney' works better than 'Rod', possibly because it echoes the rhythm of 'favour'.

Meanwhile, back at the thread...

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