To correct the first one, it could rather be written as, “Would you please mind taking a minute to answer my messages?” Also, Would you mind is already being used as a “polite” phrase, so “please” can be omitted.
Would you mind passing the salt answer?
“Would you mind passing me the salt, please?” It’s always important to remember your manners, especially when you’re eating with business associates or important guests. But when you’re just grabbing a bite to eat with friends, and you need the salt, it’s quite OK to just say, “Hey, pass the salt.”
Could you please and would you please?
But I would suppose that “would” is more polite, because it expresses the idea of probability, and of willingness, and of the desire that something be done, whereas “could” is more in the realm of ability (yes I can). And according to the American Heritage Dictionary, “would” is used to make a polite request.
How do you use Would you mind in a sentence?
“Would you mind if we went out to eat?” “Would you mind if I opened the window?” “Would you mind telling me what you’re doing?” “Would you mind being quiet for a minute?”
Would you mind if I ask you something?
This is a way to carefully ask a question that you’re worried might be rude, but that you want to know anyway. For example, if you’re visiting someone’s nice apartment and you want to know if you could afford a similar one, you can ask: This is a really nice place.
How do you use Would you mind?
We use the phrases would you mind + -ing form, and do you mind + -ing form to ask people politely to do things. Would you mind is more polite and more common: Would you mind opening the window, please?
Could you or can you please?
Both are correct. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . . gives slightly more room for refusal than Can you please . . .
Do you mind if I ask you something?
Do you mind if I ask answer?
“Do you mind…” is a polite way of asking “Can you….” For this reason, it’s usually acceptable to respond to the semantic intent of the question by answering “Yes (I can do that)”, rather than responding to the grammatical form with “No (I don’t mind)”.
When to use ” please ” or ” Would you Mind “?
The first you’d use in a more formal situation, due to the second being more friendly in its approach. Your second example sentence is more appropriate, though I would drop the ‘please’ it gives the email request a certain ‘I’m using please because I’ve already asked this before and nothing’s been done about it’ feeling. Hope this helps!
Would You Mind Taking this book back for me?
(Can you please open the window) Note: In the first one the person himself wants to do something and asks for the other’s permission. However in the second one the person requests something from the other one to do. Would you mind taking this book back for me?
How to write ” Would you Mind…”?
I receive various requests — over email — of the form “Would you mind please…” or “Would you please mind…” with and without punctuation. Neither of these sound quite right to my native AE/Californian ear.
