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Cambridge membedakan permintaan berdasarkan seberapa langsung bunyinya. I want sangat langsung dan dapat terdengar tidak sopan, sehingga tidak dipakai untuk meminta kecuali kamu memang ingin sangat tegas. Permintaan tidak langsung dibuka could you, would you, atau would you mind, dan sering ditambah please: Could you send me the invoice, please? Can you dan will you juga dipakai, tetapi Cambridge mencatat keduanya lebih santai. Untuk surat dan email resmi, Cambridge memberi pola I would be grateful if you could ….
Dua pola punya bentuk yang mudah keliru. Sesudah mind, kata kerjanya berbentuk -ing: Would you mind sending me an up-to-date catalogue? Pola would appreciate memerlukan it sebelum if: I would appreciate it if you could pick me up from the airport. Di unit Enquiries, British Council memakai let me know untuk menandai bahwa kamu menunggu jawaban: Could you let me know?
Untuk mengingatkan orang lain, kata kerjanya remind, bukan remember. Remember berarti kamu sendiri yang mengingat; remind berarti membuat orang lain ingat. Kamus Cambridge mencatat tiga polanya: remind someone about something, remind someone to do something, dan remind someone (that) …. Contoh di kamus: Could you remind Paul about dinner on Saturday?
| Pola | Contoh di email kerja |
|---|---|
| Could you … , please? | Could you send the revised quotation, please? |
| Would you mind + -ing? | Would you mind checking the attached figures? |
| I would appreciate it if you could … | I would appreciate it if you could reply by Thursday. |
| I would be grateful if you could … | I would be grateful if you could confirm the booking. |
| remind someone about / to / that | This is to remind you that the payment is due on Friday. |