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You may think it terribly weird but it is accepted as a formal and polite way of asking whether someone wants something.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:25 am 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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Hi, Alan
I guess, he's complaining about the double usage of the verb "like"
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Maybe you used the second "like" not as a verb but as an adverb (Like : I have like 2000 $)?
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:14 am 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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I hope you're having a good time. Would you like like some more tea?
This answer is terribly weird. Would you like like some more tea? Two verbs appears at one time. |
You are correct. The question should be "Would you like some more tea?" 'Like' should not appear twice.
lost_soul, 'like' is not an adverb in the that sentence. I don't know what it is called, but its usage is not standard English. However, it is used by a lot of American and English teenagers.
It would be 'better' English to say "I have about $200." or "I have roughly $200." or even "I have approximately $200."
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 19:12 pm 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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| It's obvious there's an error in the exam question, "like" should be taken out in order for (c) to be the correct answer. |
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 19:18 pm 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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One "like" should be removed.
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2007 19:18 pm 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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This is much more elegant (and polite) than the standard Southern (USA) form:
"Get you some more tea."
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| #8 (permalink) Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:00 am 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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| Why is it would you and not will you like? |
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| #9 (permalink) Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:56 am 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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Hi,
'Will you like?' means 'Do you want to like?', which doesn't make sense in this context. 'Would you like?' is a polite way of asking: 'Do you want?'
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| #10 (permalink) Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:01 am 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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come on old story
i like after tea( abcd....t .u) |
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| #11 (permalink) Wed Feb 10, 2010 22:13 pm 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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Hi,
Can i say 'cup tea'? I mean without using 'of' ? |
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| #12 (permalink) Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:07 am 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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Hi,
It's either a 'cup of tea' which means there is tea in the cup or a 'teacup' which refers to the cup only.
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| #13 (permalink) Thu Feb 11, 2010 17:48 pm 'Would you like some more tea?' vs. 'Do you like some more tea?' |
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| Thank you, sir. |
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