The phrase "could you please ask" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English. You can use it to request someone to ask a question or make a request on your behalf. Example sentence: "Could you please ask the teacher for an extension on the assignment due date?".
Us – Could you please ask him/her to meet us at the panchayat office?
"Could you please ask Barry Glendenning how it feels to be 'near the epicenter of international football'?" asks Samuel Cutting.
If anyone you know may be interested, could you please ask them to apply at the link above?
But I am also a citizen of the Islamic republic". [Translator]: Could you please ask the question again?
"Could you please ask your most knowledgeable readers if they know any good places to watch cricket in Hague, Netherlands?" says Kinshuk Kale.
While many New Yorkers join you in congratulating David L. Gunn for a job well done ("The Man Who Saved the Subways," editorial, Jan . 8, could you please ask him one more question before he goes?
"Could I please ask that when you are escorting your children, you take the time to dress appropriately in daywear that is suitable for the weather conditions".
Could I please ask that when you are escorting your children, you take the time to dress appropriately in daywear that is suitable for the weather conditions?" From the text itself, you can't tell what her real objection is: "even" slippers suggests that the footwear crime is key, but if this were a matter of decorum, you'd think jimjams and slippers would be equally infra dig.
She had a feeling that they should go back to Salt Lake — could he please ask God if she was right?
"Could I please ask the Afghan girls not to comment on my posts unless they have permission from their fathers or husbands or the Ulema council?" one man tweeted.
Could I please ask for your autograph?" "I guess," Cale replies.
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