How to ask someone to speak lower and louder?
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Which sentences are the correct to ask someone to speak using a lower voice or a louder voice?
Can you please speak lower?
Can you please speak louder ?
Can you please low your voice?
Can you please loud your voice ?
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Which sentences are the correct to ask someone to speak using a lower voice or a louder voice?
Can you please speak lower?
Can you please speak louder ?
Can you please low your voice?
Can you please loud your voice ?
word-request phrase-request
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ColleenV♦
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asked Dec 23 '18 at 23:26
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Note that "lower" could mean more quietly (less loud) or it could mean with a lower pitch (deeper sound). It's not clear from your question which one you mean.
– Todd Wilcox
Dec 24 '18 at 8:38
1
@ToddWilcox I immediately read "lower" as "deeper pitch". It wasn't until I read the answer I realized it could also mean "more quietly".
– Martin Bonner
Dec 24 '18 at 15:33
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Which sentences are the correct to ask someone to speak using a lower voice or a louder voice?
Can you please speak lower?
Can you please speak louder ?
Can you please low your voice?
Can you please loud your voice ?
word-request phrase-request
edited yesterday
ColleenV♦
10.4k53159
asked Dec 23 '18 at 23:26
mohamed hosny
234
Which sentences are the correct to ask someone to speak using a lower voice or a louder voice?
Can you please speak lower?
Can you please speak louder ?
Can you please low your voice?
Can you please loud your voice ?
word-request phrase-request
word-request phrase-request
edited yesterday
ColleenV♦
10.4k53159
asked Dec 23 '18 at 23:26
mohamed hosny
234
edited yesterday
ColleenV♦
10.4k53159
asked Dec 23 '18 at 23:26
mohamed hosny
234
edited yesterday
ColleenV♦
10.4k53159
edited yesterday
ColleenV♦
10.4k53159
edited yesterday
ColleenV♦
10.4k53159
10.4k53159
asked Dec 23 '18 at 23:26
mohamed hosny
234
asked Dec 23 '18 at 23:26
mohamed hosny
234
asked Dec 23 '18 at 23:26
mohamed hosny
234
234
3
Note that "lower" could mean more quietly (less loud) or it could mean with a lower pitch (deeper sound). It's not clear from your question which one you mean.
– Todd Wilcox
Dec 24 '18 at 8:38
1
@ToddWilcox I immediately read "lower" as "deeper pitch". It wasn't until I read the answer I realized it could also mean "more quietly".
– Martin Bonner
Dec 24 '18 at 15:33
add a comment |
3
Note that "lower" could mean more quietly (less loud) or it could mean with a lower pitch (deeper sound). It's not clear from your question which one you mean.
– Todd Wilcox
Dec 24 '18 at 8:38
1
@ToddWilcox I immediately read "lower" as "deeper pitch". It wasn't until I read the answer I realized it could also mean "more quietly".
– Martin Bonner
Dec 24 '18 at 15:33
3
3
Note that "lower" could mean more quietly (less loud) or it could mean with a lower pitch (deeper sound). It's not clear from your question which one you mean.
– Todd Wilcox
Dec 24 '18 at 8:38
Note that "lower" could mean more quietly (less loud) or it could mean with a lower pitch (deeper sound). It's not clear from your question which one you mean.
– Todd Wilcox
Dec 24 '18 at 8:38
1
1
@ToddWilcox I immediately read "lower" as "deeper pitch". It wasn't until I read the answer I realized it could also mean "more quietly".
– Martin Bonner
Dec 24 '18 at 15:33
@ToddWilcox I immediately read "lower" as "deeper pitch". It wasn't until I read the answer I realized it could also mean "more quietly".
– Martin Bonner
Dec 24 '18 at 15:33
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Maryam's comment pretty much covers it, although I'll add a few more examples:
Can you speak louder?
Can you raise your voice?
Can you speak up?
Can you speak more loudly?
Can you speak softer?
Can you lower your voice?
Can you speak more quietly?
Feel free to add "please", and/or "Could you ..." to make it more polite. You can also say "Would you ..." to make it more of a demand:
Would you please lower your voice in the library? Thank you.
Note: I don't know why you can say, "Could you speak up?" but you can't say, "Could you speak down?" It's just one of those strange English quirks.
answered Dec 24 '18 at 2:30
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It is more natural to use the adjective / adverb:
Would you speak louder. please?
or
Would you speak a little louder, please?
Would you speak (more) quietly. please?
could you speak a bit softer?
And if someone around you speaking or playing loudly, then you can say something like:
"Would you tone it down a bit, please."
As for
Can you please speak lower?
It may imply that the person should speak while being in a lower position.
But you can say:
Could you lower your voice?
answered Dec 24 '18 at 1:16
Witty loquacity
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"Can you please speak lower?" doesn't necessarily imply that someone should speak from a lower position. I would interpret that question as asking the person to lower or deepen the pitch of their voice.
– Katy
Dec 24 '18 at 2:08
1
I rewrited the sentence: "It may imply..."
– Witty loquacity
Dec 24 '18 at 2:13
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Maryam's comment pretty much covers it, although I'll add a few more examples:
Can you speak louder?
Can you raise your voice?
Can you speak up?
Can you speak more loudly?
Can you speak softer?
Can you lower your voice?
Can you speak more quietly?
Feel free to add "please", and/or "Could you ..." to make it more polite. You can also say "Would you ..." to make it more of a demand:
Would you please lower your voice in the library? Thank you.
Note: I don't know why you can say, "Could you speak up?" but you can't say, "Could you speak down?" It's just one of those strange English quirks.
answered Dec 24 '18 at 2:30
Andrew
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add a comment |
Maryam's comment pretty much covers it, although I'll add a few more examples:
Can you speak louder?
Can you raise your voice?
Can you speak up?
Can you speak more loudly?
Can you speak softer?
Can you lower your voice?
Can you speak more quietly?
Feel free to add "please", and/or "Could you ..." to make it more polite. You can also say "Would you ..." to make it more of a demand:
Would you please lower your voice in the library? Thank you.
Note: I don't know why you can say, "Could you speak up?" but you can't say, "Could you speak down?" It's just one of those strange English quirks.
answered Dec 24 '18 at 2:30
Andrew
66.1k675146
add a comment |
Maryam's comment pretty much covers it, although I'll add a few more examples:
Can you speak louder?
Can you raise your voice?
Can you speak up?
Can you speak more loudly?
Can you speak softer?
Can you lower your voice?
Can you speak more quietly?
Feel free to add "please", and/or "Could you ..." to make it more polite. You can also say "Would you ..." to make it more of a demand:
Would you please lower your voice in the library? Thank you.
Note: I don't know why you can say, "Could you speak up?" but you can't say, "Could you speak down?" It's just one of those strange English quirks.
answered Dec 24 '18 at 2:30
Andrew
66.1k675146
Maryam's comment pretty much covers it, although I'll add a few more examples:
Can you speak louder?
Can you raise your voice?
Can you speak up?
Can you speak more loudly?
Can you speak softer?
Can you lower your voice?
Can you speak more quietly?
Feel free to add "please", and/or "Could you ..." to make it more polite. You can also say "Would you ..." to make it more of a demand:
Would you please lower your voice in the library? Thank you.
Note: I don't know why you can say, "Could you speak up?" but you can't say, "Could you speak down?" It's just one of those strange English quirks.
answered Dec 24 '18 at 2:30
Andrew
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answered Dec 24 '18 at 2:30
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answered Dec 24 '18 at 2:30
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It is more natural to use the adjective / adverb:
Would you speak louder. please?
or
Would you speak a little louder, please?
Would you speak (more) quietly. please?
could you speak a bit softer?
And if someone around you speaking or playing loudly, then you can say something like:
"Would you tone it down a bit, please."
As for
Can you please speak lower?
It may imply that the person should speak while being in a lower position.
But you can say:
Could you lower your voice?
answered Dec 24 '18 at 1:16
Witty loquacity
11.2k57184316
2
"Can you please speak lower?" doesn't necessarily imply that someone should speak from a lower position. I would interpret that question as asking the person to lower or deepen the pitch of their voice.
– Katy
Dec 24 '18 at 2:08
1
I rewrited the sentence: "It may imply..."
– Witty loquacity
Dec 24 '18 at 2:13
add a comment |
It is more natural to use the adjective / adverb:
Would you speak louder. please?
or
Would you speak a little louder, please?
Would you speak (more) quietly. please?
could you speak a bit softer?
And if someone around you speaking or playing loudly, then you can say something like:
"Would you tone it down a bit, please."
As for
Can you please speak lower?
It may imply that the person should speak while being in a lower position.
But you can say:
Could you lower your voice?
answered Dec 24 '18 at 1:16
Witty loquacity
11.2k57184316
2
"Can you please speak lower?" doesn't necessarily imply that someone should speak from a lower position. I would interpret that question as asking the person to lower or deepen the pitch of their voice.
– Katy
Dec 24 '18 at 2:08
1
I rewrited the sentence: "It may imply..."
– Witty loquacity
Dec 24 '18 at 2:13
add a comment |
It is more natural to use the adjective / adverb:
Would you speak louder. please?
or
Would you speak a little louder, please?
Would you speak (more) quietly. please?
could you speak a bit softer?
And if someone around you speaking or playing loudly, then you can say something like:
"Would you tone it down a bit, please."
As for
Can you please speak lower?
It may imply that the person should speak while being in a lower position.
But you can say:
Could you lower your voice?
answered Dec 24 '18 at 1:16
Witty loquacity
11.2k57184316
It is more natural to use the adjective / adverb:
Would you speak louder. please?
or
Would you speak a little louder, please?
Would you speak (more) quietly. please?
could you speak a bit softer?
And if someone around you speaking or playing loudly, then you can say something like:
"Would you tone it down a bit, please."
As for
Can you please speak lower?
It may imply that the person should speak while being in a lower position.
But you can say:
Could you lower your voice?
answered Dec 24 '18 at 1:16
Witty loquacity
11.2k57184316
edited Dec 24 '18 at 2:12
answered Dec 24 '18 at 1:16
Witty loquacity
11.2k57184316
answered Dec 24 '18 at 1:16
Witty loquacity
11.2k57184316
answered Dec 24 '18 at 1:16
Witty loquacity
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"Can you please speak lower?" doesn't necessarily imply that someone should speak from a lower position. I would interpret that question as asking the person to lower or deepen the pitch of their voice.
– Katy
Dec 24 '18 at 2:08
1
I rewrited the sentence: "It may imply..."
– Witty loquacity
Dec 24 '18 at 2:13
add a comment |
2
"Can you please speak lower?" doesn't necessarily imply that someone should speak from a lower position. I would interpret that question as asking the person to lower or deepen the pitch of their voice.
– Katy
Dec 24 '18 at 2:08
1
I rewrited the sentence: "It may imply..."
– Witty loquacity
Dec 24 '18 at 2:13
2
2
"Can you please speak lower?" doesn't necessarily imply that someone should speak from a lower position. I would interpret that question as asking the person to lower or deepen the pitch of their voice.
– Katy
Dec 24 '18 at 2:08
"Can you please speak lower?" doesn't necessarily imply that someone should speak from a lower position. I would interpret that question as asking the person to lower or deepen the pitch of their voice.
– Katy
Dec 24 '18 at 2:08
1
1
I rewrited the sentence: "It may imply..."
– Witty loquacity
Dec 24 '18 at 2:13
I rewrited the sentence: "It may imply..."
– Witty loquacity
Dec 24 '18 at 2:13
add a comment |
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Note that "lower" could mean more quietly (less loud) or it could mean with a lower pitch (deeper sound). It's not clear from your question which one you mean.
– Todd Wilcox
Dec 24 '18 at 8:38
1
@ToddWilcox I immediately read "lower" as "deeper pitch". It wasn't until I read the answer I realized it could also mean "more quietly".
– Martin Bonner
Dec 24 '18 at 15:33