how polite is that?

[tirowek]

Greetings,

"Do you want me to do_whatever" - how polite is this expression? May I use it
to ask my superior/collegue to do him a favor? "Hi Tom, do you want me to
setup the team meeting at 11". How else may I ask (besides "can I do...",
"shall I...)?

Thanks,

[tuti]

ja do mojej team leaderki tak bym powiedziala ( ja jestem wciaz w pracy nowa -
wiec nie to ze stosunki mamy zazyle)

jedyne co to ze
for 11 o clock- na jedenasta

oczywiscie w mowionym..napisac to bym tak nie napisala

[natalia.brzeska]

I wouldn't say that it's impolite, however, it is more direct and less formal.
I more formal form is: "Would you like me to...?"

[kasiasmom]

Lub "would you like me to...?" (you'd give HIM a chance to be polite towards
you :-), as "I would like you to..." sounds much nicer than "I want you to..."

[usenetposts]

When Shakespeare wanted to know if his boss wanted to be compared to a Summer's
day, he didn't write "Dost thou want me to compare thee to a summer's day?"
or "wouldst thou like me to compare thee to a summer's day?" he wrote "shall I
compare thee to a summer's day?"

[natalia.brzeska]

usenetposts napisał:

> When Shakespeare wanted to know if his boss wanted to be compared to a
Summer's
>
> day, he didn't write "Dost thou want me to compare thee to a summer's day?"
> or "wouldst thou like me to compare thee to a summer's day?" he wrote "shall
I
>
> compare thee to a summer's day?"


"How else may I ask (besides "can I do...",
"shall I...)?"