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Can I have a cookie, please? vs A coockie, please?

The correct phrase is "Can I have a cookie, please?" The incorrect phrase "a coockie, please?" contains a spelling error ("coockie" instead of "cookie") and lacks the question structure found in the correct phrase.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 932 views

Can I have a cookie, please?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when asking for something politely.

This phrase is a polite way to ask for a cookie. It includes a question structure with the modal verb "can" and the subject-verb inversion "I have." The word "please" adds politeness to the request.

Examples:

  • Can I have a cookie, please?
  • Can I have a glass of water, please?
  • Can I have some more, please?
  • Can I have the bill, please?
  • Can I have a pen, please?
  • May I have a cookie, please?
  • Go inside, have a cookie, turn on the TV and calm down.
  • Please, sir, can I have a cookie?
  • I'd like a cookie, please.
  • You shouldn't have a cookie 'cause you were bad.
  • All right, have a cookie.
  • Have a cookie on the house.
  • - Stripes, can have a cookie.
  • Go have a cookie and some egg nog.
  • - Can I have some more, please?
  • - Can I have the charcoal, please?
  • - Can I have my badge, please?
  • Can I have some scrambled eggs, please?
  • Can I have the picture, please?
  • Can I have the briefcase, please?
  • Can I have a moment, please?
  • - Can I have ten shilling, please?
  • Can I have one, please?
  • Can I have your French homework, please?
  • Can I have more ice, please?

A coockie, please?

This phrase is incorrect due to a spelling error ("coockie" instead of "cookie") and the absence of the question structure.

  • Could you get me Detective Shanahan, please?
  • Just one more shot, please?
  • Lighting, line three, please?
  • - May I ask for a whiskey, please?
  • - Wednesday dance class, please?
  • Leave us alone, please? Private conversation.
  • - What's your name, please? - Demichev.
  • Your whereabouts last night, please?
  • Wilford Brimley's office, please?
  • Can I get another Manhattan, please?
  • Patricia Meehan and Peter McIltchie first, please?
  • One hint, please? No.
  • - Could I have an espresso, please? - Certainly.
  • Could you bring that out, please? Clever.
  • Two chardonnays, please? Extra ice.
  • - Saul, could you close the door, please? - Sure.
  • - Lady, please? - Because if you are...
  • Can I get another bottle of Malbec, please? Okay. Thanks.
  • Take these flowers to Nancy, please?
  • Is Andrew Hanson available, please?

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