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asked to let me stay vs asked you to let me stay

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Asked to let me stay' is used when the speaker is referring to themselves being asked to stay, while 'asked you to let me stay' is used when the speaker is referring to someone else being asked to let them stay.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 726 views

asked to let me stay

This phrase is correct and commonly used when the speaker is referring to themselves being asked to stay.

This phrase is used when the speaker wants to convey that they were asked to stay by someone else.

Examples:

  • I was asked to let me stay for a few more days.
  • She asked to let me stay until the end of the week.
  • Oct 3, 2013 ... My parents were asked to let me stay at the hospital so they could work with me constantly and track my progress. “But,” the doctor advised, ...
  • Dec 30, 2011 ... One time, however, Papa was asked to let me stay for the story and that is why I heard Mr. Dupree's eyewitness recollection of December 7, ...
  • Jul 22, 2014 ... One time, however, Papa was asked to let me stay for the story and that is why I heard Mr. Dupree's eyewitness recollection of December 7, ...
  • I was among strangers, and had little money; I went to the house of a Quaker woman, and asked to let me stay with her that day; she gave her consent. Had but ...

Alternatives:

  • was asked to let me stay
  • requested to let me stay
  • begged to let me stay
  • pleaded to let me stay
  • desired to let me stay

asked you to let me stay

This phrase is correct and commonly used when the speaker is referring to someone else being asked to let them stay.

This phrase is used when the speaker wants to convey that they asked another person to let them stay.

Examples:

  • I asked you to let me stay for a few more days.
  • She asked you to let me stay until the end of the week.
  • Jimmy: I NEVER SHOULD'VE ASKED YOU TO LET ME STAY HERE, I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE AND GOING SOMEWHERE I CAN DO WHAT I WANT.
  • “The Lord asked you to let me stay; He never abandons those He loves. Do what I ask of you. I will work for you. I'm a carpenter, I know how to work cedar; there ...
  • For me, writing drama means tackling contemporary themes or personal obsessions. I am interested in the social impact of theatre (for instance the negative ...

Alternatives:

  • requested you to let me stay
  • begged you to let me stay
  • pleaded with you to let me stay
  • desired you to let me stay
  • urged you to let me stay

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