Would you mind (doing something)?

"Would you mind ___ing?" is a polite way to ask someone to do something.

You can use this in business or personal situations when you're asking someone to do something that you expect them to agree to. It should be an easy request. If you need to ask someone to do something more difficult or inconvenient, one way to ask is:

Is there any way you could cover for me next week?

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