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Given the following two alternatives:

Können wir gleich zahlen?

 

Können wir zahlen?

Does the version with gleich add politeness or does it take it away?

On one hand I wondered if it would be perceived as trying to hurry the process. On the other, I'm not sure whether it suggests paying is not urgent (as perhaps using jetzt might imply) and therefore soften the request.

Given the following two alternatives:

Können wir gleich zahlen?

 

Können wir zahlen?

Does the version with gleich add politeness or does it take it away?

On one hand I wondered if it would be perceived as trying to hurry the process. On the other, I'm not sure whether it suggests paying is not urgent (as perhaps using jetzt might imply) and therefore soften the request.

Given the following two alternatives:

Können wir gleich zahlen?

Können wir zahlen?

Does the version with gleich add politeness or does it take it away?

On one hand I wondered if it would be perceived as trying to hurry the process. On the other, I'm not sure whether it suggests paying is not urgent (as perhaps using jetzt might imply) and therefore soften the request.

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Does using "gleich" in a question add or remove politeness?

Given the following two alternatives:

Können wir gleich zahlen?

Können wir zahlen?

Does the version with gleich add politeness or does it take it away?

On one hand I wondered if it would be perceived as trying to hurry the process. On the other, I'm not sure whether it suggests paying is not urgent (as perhaps using jetzt might imply) and therefore soften the request.