please could you update vs Could you please update

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and have the same meaning. The difference lies in the placement of the word 'please.'

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1890 views

please could you update

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a polite way to ask someone to update something. The word 'please' is placed before 'could you update.'

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Control to Bravo, please update.
Please update Dr. Dixon on the patient.
Missing Blu-ray support in cdrecord and growisofs. Please update the system.
Unable to process NIS passwd file without a minimum UID specified. Please update KUser settings (Files).
Would the Commission please update the table it published in its answer to Parliamentary Question 1848/80 tabled by Lord O'Hagan?
Just an update, please let us know.
Please give me an update on the London incident.
Could the Commission please give an update of the implementation status of Directive 2008/51/EC OJ L 179, 8.7.2008, p.
Your X server does not support resizing and rotating the display. Please update to version 4.3 or greater. You need the X Resize, Rotate, and Reflect extension (RANDR) version 1.1 or greater to use this feature.
Okay. Emily, hourly updates, please.
Can somebody get me an update, please?
Ms. Kaswell, please be ready to update us on the Hobbs divorce at the staff meeting.
Can the Commission please give an update on its initiatives and plans to have fishermen fishing for litter?
Can the Commission please update us on the situation with the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor in Libya following the recent visit of Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner and the German Federal Minister Steinmeier in the country?
Quantification of results expected (please update the quantification of the indicators by measure contained in the request for co-financing):
The version %1. %2. %3 of okular is too old for ForwardDVI. Please update okular to version 0.8.6 or higher
Brock, can you please give us an update?
Brock, can you please give us an update?
Doctors, please call with any updates as you have them, and I will alert you with any new appointments.
Okay, get an update, please, and then we'll get set up in here.

Alternatives:

Could you please update
Would you please update
Can you please update
Please update if possible
Please update when you have a moment

Could you please update

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a polite way to ask someone to update something. The word 'please' is placed after 'could you update.'

Show examples from the web [+]

Control to Bravo, please update.
Please update Dr. Dixon on the patient.
Missing Blu-ray support in cdrecord and growisofs. Please update the system.
Unable to process NIS passwd file without a minimum UID specified. Please update KUser settings (Files).
Would the Commission please update the table it published in its answer to Parliamentary Question 1848/80 tabled by Lord O'Hagan?
Your X server does not support resizing and rotating the display. Please update to version 4.3 or greater. You need the X Resize, Rotate, and Reflect extension (RANDR) version 1.1 or greater to use this feature.
Can the Commission please update us on the situation with the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor in Libya following the recent visit of Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner and the German Federal Minister Steinmeier in the country?
Quantification of results expected (please update the quantification of the indicators by measure contained in the request for co-financing):
The version %1. %2. %3 of okular is too old for ForwardDVI. Please update okular to version 0.8.6 or higher
Brock, can you please give us an update?
Brock, can you please give us an update?
Just an update, please let us know.
Please give me an update on the London incident.
Could the Commission please give an update of the implementation status of Directive 2008/51/EC OJ L 179, 8.7.2008, p.
Okay. Emily, hourly updates, please.
Can somebody get me an update, please?
Ms. Kaswell, please be ready to update us on the Hobbs divorce at the staff meeting.
Can the Commission please give an update on its initiatives and plans to have fishermen fishing for litter?
Doctors, please call with any updates as you have them, and I will alert you with any new appointments.
Okay, get an update, please, and then we'll get set up in here.

Alternatives:

Please could you update
Would you update, please
Can you update, please
Please update if you can
Please update at your earliest convenience

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please could you update vs Could you please update