2. I’d like has the same meaning as I want.
I’d like is more polite than I want.
2
I’d like to have
an application
for a job.
Sure.
3. 3
May I, Could I, and Can I are also used in polite
requests. They all have the same meaning.
May I have an application for a job?
Could I have an application for a job?
Can I have an application for a job?
4. 4
May I please have an application for a job?
Could I please have an application for a job?
Can I please have an application for a job?
Please makes the request more polite.
5. 5
Please can be placed at the end of a request.
May I have an application for a job, please?
Could I have an application for a job, please?
Can I have an application for a job, please?
6. 6
Please can be placed at the beginning of a request.
Please, may I have an application for a job?
Please, could I have an application for a job?
Please, can I have an application for a job?
7. 7
I’d like to have
an application
for a job,
please.
Please is usually used at the end of
polite requests with I’d like or I want.
8. Click on the most polite request.
I’d like to have a muffin, please.
I want a muffin.
Please, give me a muffin now.
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Polite Requests
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Give me a muffin, please.
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