Entrée réelle
- Words or phrases to compare
- Could you…? / Would you mind…? / I need you to…
- Situation and learner context
- I am a new team lead in the United States asking a peer, not a direct report, to review a two-page draft by Thursday. The request is real but negotiable. I worry that ‘Could you’ is too weak and ‘I need you to’ sounds demanding.
- Comparison focus
- Workplace politeness, power relationship, negotiability, and what wording naturally pairs with a deadline







