Do you mind if I ask?
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Do you mind if I ask?
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.
Can I ask you sth?
“Could I ask you something?” is often used colloquially in speaking but it is grammatically incorrect. Even “Can I ask you something?” though grammatically correct, is not correct in meaning, since you presumably want an answer to whatever question you ask as a follow-up.
What does it mean if a girl says I don’t mind?
That means you don’t want to be a nuisance, but if they don’t care, you would like to do something. The person may be a nice person, and they will say, “no, go ahead, I don’t mind. That won’t bother me”. You can use it to demonstrate you are not interested or concerned in something.
What does it mean if a girl says ooo?
An abbreviation for Out of Office, a phrase often used in professional contexts to indicate that someone is unavailable for work (usually because they are on vacation). Bob is OOO today; let’s ask Susie to help us with these TPS reports instead.
What does no I don’t mind mean?
convention. If you are offered something or offered a choice and you say ‘I don’t mind’, you are saying politely that you will be happy with any of the things offered. [British, formulae]
How do you say don’t mind?
Synonyms for Don’t mind
- couldn’t care less. v.
- do not care. v.
- doesn’t matter. v.
- don’t give a damn. v.
- keep calm. v.
- never mind. v.
- not to care a damn. v.
- put your mind at ease. v.
How do you use dont mind?
We can use don’t/doesn’t mind to mean ‘not feel annoyed or worried by something’. I don’t mind living near the train line. You get used to it. She doesn’t mind waiting up late.
How do you answer do you mind?
So, when someone asks Do you mind and you do mind, the usual answer is “I’m sorry, but…” and then say the reason why it is a problem….You can also use Do you mind if + sentence.
- Do you mind if I sit here?
- Do you mind if I close the window?
- Do you mind if I smoke here?
