Timeline for Is it grammatically correct to use ''will'' after ''hope'' and ''if''?
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| Dec 13, 2019 at 11:34 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | @RonaldSole That is still a very formal but less polite way to make a request. A more informal and casual way would be to say "Can you keep the dog still?" A more polite way would be "Would you mind keeping the dog still for a moment, please?" | |
| Nov 7, 2019 at 0:59 | comment | added | Ronald Sole | If you will.... is also used informally, especially as a request when working in cooperation with someone. For example: If you will hold the dog still for a moment, I will loosen its collar. and If you will lay the table, I will serve dinner. | |
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| Nov 6, 2019 at 20:02 | history | answered | Mike McKeown | CC BY-SA 4.0 |