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I would argue that "do you think" for such trivial tasks is patronising, and the natural answer is ofcourse"of course I can but do you want me to?" My sister is guilty of using this with me and I tell her everytime, just say please"please can you...". That is soooo much better.

I would argue that "do you think" for such trivial tasks is patronising and the natural answer is ofcourse I can but do you want me to? My sister is guilty of using this with me and I tell her everytime, just say please can you. That is soooo much better.

I would argue that "do you think" for such trivial tasks is patronising, and the natural answer is "of course I can but do you want me to?" My sister is guilty of using this with me and I tell her everytime, just say "please can you...". That is soooo much better.

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I would argue that "do you think" for such trivial tasks is patronising and the natural answer is ofcourse I can but do you want me to? My sister is guilty of using this with me and I tell her everytime, just say please can you. That is soooo much better.