I can (do somthing).

Offer to try to fix a problem with this phrase:

A: Oh no! We forgot to bring water.

B: Well, I can ride back into town and get some.

A: Dale is going to be really upset when he hears about this.

B: I can talk to him. I'm usually pretty good at calming him down.

"I can..." sounds friendly and helpful.

You can also say "I could..." if your suggestion is a little strange, creative, or unlikely to work:

I could call my friend who works at IBM and see if they have any job openings there.

put in a request (to someone)

Some organizations have a formal process for requesting (asking for) things. For example, if you work at a university, the university may have a system for asking for more staff.

In situations like these, you "put in a request" to ask for something. "Putting in a request" means that you submit your request in the correct way.

Other examples of "putting in a request" include:

• asking your boss for permission to take a long vacation
• asking your company to move to a different branch
• asking your local homeowner's association for permission to renovate your house

There are also other things that you can "put in", including:

put in an application for something

put in a reimbursement request (to get paid back for money that you spent for your job)

put in a resignation (which means to formally quit your job)

Building Maintenance

The "Maintenance" department of a company is responsible for fixing things, and keeping the buildings and equipment clean and safe.

A department which does maintenance for a company's office building might be called the "Building Maintenance" department. If you want to talk about that department, you can just call them "Building Maintenance":

Do you want me to call Building Maintenance?