Thursday, April 28, 2016

grammar - Had you had asked



Let's say in this scenario:



Someone asked me for help to do certain thing. I gave a negative response. That person then asked for the reason. I responded with:



"Had you had asked me nicely ...."



What I meant to say was "If you had/have asked me nicely ..."




Question: Does the former have the same meaning as the later?



Edit: Just to make sure there are not any differences: My response was a statement, not a question to that person.


Answer




"Had you had asked me nicely ...."




is incorrect. It should be EITHER:





If you had asked me nicely...




OR




Had you asked me nicely...





which both mean the same thing.


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