do me a favor

[Ju]

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?
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Thank youu

 

[bhaisahab]

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

"Could you do me a favour by sending this message to Tim?"

 

[bagzi94]

What about:
Could you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?

Why is it incorrect with can?

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

NOT A TEACHER

Your sentence is fine.

Who said it's incorrect with "can"?

 

[emsr2d2]

What about:
Could you do me a favour and send this message to Tim?

Why is it incorrect with can?

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".

 

[bhaisahab]

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".

OK, I've sent the message to Tim. Now, what was that favour you wanted?;-)

 

[Ju]

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.

 

[bhaisahab]

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.

Yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

OK, I've sent the message to Tim. Now, what was that favour you wanted?;-)

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?"

 

[BobK]

: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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[BobK]

: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.)

b

 

[emsr2d2]

Rod Laver?

 

[BobK]

No prizes.

b

 

[emsr2d2]

It took me a while because I'm so unused to it being Rodney, not Rod.

 

[BobK]

It took me a while because I'm so unused to it being Rodney, not Rod.

eel

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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