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Question 283 - Two common questions
Dear Mr Young,
'I would like to ask you ...'
If you want to know what I want to ask, you would say, 'What would you like to ask?'
But if you want to know why I want to ask, would you say, 'Why would you like to ask?' or 'Why do you want to ask?' which I think is more natural?
Regards,
K Cheung (Mrs)
Dear Mrs Cheung
To encourage people to ask me a question, I would use these.
Do you have any questions for me?
What would you like to ask me?
Feel free to ask me a question.
Ask me anything. (to encourage people to ask more personal questions)
To find out why someone asked a particular question, I would say these.
That・s a good question. Why did you want to know?
Why would you like to know that?
Why do you want to ask me that?
They are all equally common.
I always enjoy answering your questions Mrs Cheung.
Regards
Graham