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politest question

Posted by Ana laura · July 20, 2009 · 2 replies

Hello

This question might sound a bit silly but I have a doubt...Which is the politest way of asking someone to take a picture of you for instance when you are on vacation...

A) Excuse me, Could you (please) take a picture of us?

B) Excuse me, Would you mind taking a picture of us?

C) Excuse me, Would you mind if I asked you to take us a picture?

I appreciate your help!

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Mikepass

All three look pretty good to me, though C has the problem that you are only asking the person permission to ask them a question, not to actually take a photo. I'm sure that could lead to some comical situations. So, my choice would be B with a "please" on the end.

Ana laura OP

Oopss..haha

Ok, Thank you very much for your reply. 🙂