How would you rank the above-mentioned 5 alternatives in order to ask someone politely to do something?
For example:
1. Veuillez laisser un message.
2. Laissez un message.
3. Laisser/ez un message, s'il vous plaît.
4. Merci de laisser un message.
5. Nous vous invitons à laisser un message.
Bonjour Damo,
I have seen "veuillez" used in a number of situations where the intention is to make a very polite request.
The others may work but I see number two as being quite curt. Maybe a native French speaker may not agree that this is curt.
Bonne journée
Jim
How would you rank the above-mentioned 5 alternatives in order to ask someone politely to do something?
For example:
1. Veuillez laisser un message.
2. Laissez un message.
3. Laisser/ez un message, s'il vous plaît.
4. Merci de laisser un message.
5. Nous vous invitons à laisser un message.
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