could you or would you or will you in requests ?
what the difference between could ,would and will when i want to make a request ?? thanks

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could you or would you or will you in requests ?
what the difference between could ,would and will  when i want to make a request ?? thanks

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The difference with modal verbs in requests is mainly in politeness, or slight degree of meaning:

1. "Would you...?"  - Do you want to do this please?  Possibly the most polite.

2. "Could you....?" -  Is it possible for you to do this?  (only slight difference in meaning from "would you".)

3. "Can you.....?"  - Can you do  this? the most informal, direct.

BUT how polite any of these are depends a lot on your tone/context too.

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