Canadian French Requests
Similar to German speakers, in terms of directness, French occupies
the mid-point between Australian English and Argentinean Spanish (Blum-Kulka
et al., 1989):
Direct:
Déplacer votre voiture. ‘Move your car.’
Indirect:
Judith, est-ce que tu me passerais tes notes S. T. P.? ‘Judith,
would you pass me your notes, please?’
Hint:
Excusez moi, est-ce que vous allez vers Ave Lawrence? ‘Excuse
me, are you going in the direction of Lawrence Ave.?’
Above passages from Blum-Kulka
et al. (1989), p. 136.
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