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swimming pool key ??

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zhengl_2000

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the situation is:

I am trying to ask the apartment manager for a key to open the
door of a fence around the pool.

Which one is popular one? If they are all wrong, what is the correct way to say?

1. May I get a key to the door of the fence around the pool? (too formal)
2. May I get the swimming pool key? ( swimming pool can't have a key.

3. May I get the key to access the swimming pool?
 

Francois

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My opinion is worth zilch here but I like them all, with the same remark for the 1st one.

FRC
 

Tdol

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May I have the key to the pool?

;-)
 
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door or gate?

tdol said:
May I have the key to the pool?

;-)

thanks.

It reminds me about another question.
Is that a door or gate of the fence around the pool?
 

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Re: door or gate?

thanks.

It reminds me about another question.
Is that a door or gate of the fence around the pool?
Welcome to the forums, zhengl_2000!

A fence has a gate!

Cheers,
Amigo
 

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a wild try!

may i have the key for me to be able to use the pool?
Welcome to the forums, topak!

"May I have the pool key?" The manager will understand exactly what you want!

By the way, what city in Massachusetts are you from? I grew up in Boston!

Cheers,
Amigo
 
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