do you mind if usage?
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Do you mind if I + (verb) You are asking someone in present tense if they object to something you are asking. Here are some examples: "Do you mind if I excuse myself?"
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do you mind! ... used to say to someone that you are annoyed with them because of something they have just done or said Do you mind!
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We use wish and if only to talk about things that we would like to be different in either the present or the past. If only is usually a bit stronger than wish.
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Those are both grammatical, but mean very different things. 'If I were' is in the subjective mood, 'if I was' is in the indicitive mood. 'If I were' is correct in the vast majority of cases. A verb is in the subjunctive mood when it expresses a condition which is doubtful or not factual.
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Could is used to say that an action or event is possible. Would is used to talk about a possible or imagined situation, and is often used when that possible situation is not going to happen.
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If taken literally, "Can you" is equivalent to asking the person if they're capable of doing something. "Could you", on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two.
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'If' introduces one condition, whereas 'whether' introduces alternative possibilities, usually with the use of 'or not'. Both 'if' and 'whether' are sometimes used interchangeably, especially when responding to yes/no questions. 'Whether' is used to present two alternatives, neither of which is a conditional.
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Yes, OK (or okay) can function as an adverb (meaning in a satisfactory manner or to a satisfactory extent) or an adjective. Actually, it can be the exclamation, the noun, the adjective, the adverb, and even the verb: They OK'd the resolution.
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Often or not is redundant after whether, but not always. The phrase may ordinarily be omitted in these cases: When the whether clause is the object of a verb: She wonders whether the teacher will attend. ... But when a whether clause modifies a verb, or not is needed: They will play tomorrow whether or not it rains.
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At your earliest convenience Although there's nothing wrong with this phrase, it might actually be too polite, or at least too open-ended. Although you could use softer, less jaron-laden language like “whenever you have time” or “as soon as you're able”, once again, we prefer specificity.
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"Are you good?" is shorthand for "Are you OK", "Do you need anything", "Do you need help or attention?". Either the person will ask for help, or say "I'm good." meaning "I'm fine, I don't require your help". davidked.
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If you mind, the appropriate answer is yes (I do mind), and if you don't, the appropriate answer is no (I don't mind). But the CONVEYED content of (1) is a request. So if you grant the request, the appropriate answer is yes (go ahead), and if you don't, the appropriate answer is no (don't do it).
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Yes it can be used. Instance: Requesting you to kindly consider. In this case the request is in continuous form and hence can be used. But only the verb form 'Request' would be harsh and as expressions are an integral part of communication it is better to avoid.
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The short answer is yes; there is nothing grammatically wrong with starting a sentence with a conjunction like but, and, or or.
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Yes, 'as you know' is presumptuous. But if you are worried about telling the recipient something that you think is already known, you can use alternative expressions like 'as you will probably be aware' or 'you will possibly be aware that ...' or similar.
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Two separate clauses, optionally linked by a conjunction. Firstly, "as if" is a conjunction not a preposition. Secondly, we mostly use as if with another independent clause For instance: He felt as if I had a crush on the handsome man in the class.
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"Do you have time?" would be used to ask if the person has time in their schedule. To the best of my knowledge "Do you have a time?" is not used at all, at least in standard American English. It can however be used as a phrase in a larger question (as graciously pointed out by J.R.).