do you happen to know vs by any chance

Both "do you happen to know" and "by any chance" are correct phrases used to ask for information in a polite and indirect way. They are interchangeable and convey a similar meaning.

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do you happen to know

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to politely inquire if someone has certain information.

This phrase is used to ask someone if they know something in a polite and indirect manner.

Examples:

Do you happen to know where the nearest post office is?
Do you happen to know what time the meeting starts?
Do you happen to know if the store is still open?
Do you happen to know how to fix this issue?
Do you happen to know who won the game?

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Last updated: November 06, 2024

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Aug 8, 2010 ... 'do you happen to know IF Silver was arrested' is the correct way to ask.
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Apr 30, 2017 ... "Do you happen to know" is a little more casual than "do you know" but more or less the same. See a translation.
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May 10, 2016 ... Do you happen to know if she has a boyfriend? (I think there's a mistake, it should be if instead of is). Happen +to infinitive means chance ...
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Oct 3, 2023 ... 85 likes, 0 comments - experimentalvintage on October 3, 2023: "sooo do you happen to know what a “scatter rug” is?? (if not, I'll tell ya!)

Alternatives:

Can you tell me
Could you inform me
Would you happen to have any information about

by any chance

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask for information in a polite and indirect way.

This phrase is used to ask someone if they know something in a polite and indirect manner.

Examples:

By any chance, do you know where I can find a good restaurant?
By any chance, do you have the time?
By any chance, have you seen my keys?
By any chance, could you help me with this?
By any chance, do you know the answer to this question?

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Of course I would pick any good stuff by any chance.
Would that cause excessive sweating, by any chance?
Is Succour here by any chance?
Do you by any chance know Sandro Poggi?
Have you by any chance seen a girl with short hair, a jacket...
Cosmetic company, by any chance?
Was your father by any chance a vulture?
Did David mention me, by any chance?
Are you interested in science by any chance?
Are you interested in hallucinations, by any chance?
Are you by any chance familiar with Stockholm Syndrome?
I was just wondering if, by any chance, those two events were connected.
Did... something happen, by any chance?
You ever been married by any chance?
These friends ladies, by any chance?
You by any chance share those opinions with your brother?
A Cardassian military officer, by any chance?
If, by any chance, you're not otherwise engaged, Miss Julieta...
Do you remember the plane by any chance?
Representative Yoo, have you been drinking by any chance?

Alternatives:

Do you happen to know
Can you tell me
Could you inform me

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