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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a very simple request" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize that the request being made is easy to fulfill or understand.
Example: "I hope you don't mind, but I have a very simple request: could you please pass the salt?"
Alternatives: "an easy request" or "a straightforward request".
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This is a very simple request.
A. This is not a very simple request.
Two weeks ago, Lindsay Marcy's grandfather, Jim Gish, had a very simple request after being admitted to the hospital: The 96-year-old wanted to play catch with his great grandsons, ages 11 and 8. Gish was at the hospital due to episodes of confusion that were attributed to dementia and his pain medication.
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We have decided not to negotiate and instead, issue those three, very simple requests.
If you don't like that basic fact — that ethical truism — then I have a very simple suggestion: don't respond to their HTTP requests.
And a very simple story.
That's a very simple question.
My grandmother was a very simple woman.
It's a very simple structure.
"It's a very simple concept".
It's a very simple equation.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com