Lindsay McMahon
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We have options here.
So starting then again with will ya.
So again, it's very casual.
It's very direct.
We use this among friends when you expect the person to agree.
It's not when you're asking for a bit like take care of my dog for three weeks.
Will ya?
So we're saying it's really all about the intonation.
We have to make sure these are with very small requests that are kind of already in the person's workflow a little bit maybe, right?
Yeah, that's why this is not being featured on the Business English podcast.
Or just asking for help.
Give me a hand with this, will you?
So tone and who you're talking to and what you're asking them to do are kind of the three things we're looking at here.
If I had three friends over for a barbecue and I needed help, I might ask my more longtime friend this way, but the new friend that's just coming over for the first time, I might not say that to them.
You might say, would you mind helping me with this?