"¿Traes las maletas, por favor?"

Or 'bring the suitcases please'

I agree that this should be accepted due to common use amongst native English speakers. However, it does expose what I consider to poor English because, literally, it is a request to know if one can bring them rather than a request for them to be brought.

So I would much rather have DL reject this in favor of 'Will you bring the suitcases, please?'

To me, the manner of requesting something by asking whether others 'can' do it is not only literally wrong but is less courteous/respectful.

Are you confusing it with tomar?

Not the same... Cases of what? Cases of beer? Cases of soda? Cases of paper?

It sound fine to me. We often add a "please" to the end of sentences.

Sounds fine to me too... There really is no reason to change the wording of the sentence and then report it as if it was wrong.

Yes, this is correct Spanish. In English, we often use can (or may) to give a polite tone. In Spanish, with questions like this, it's often just the verb in question form. It's not rude to do this in Spanish. That is what they are trying to show you. Yes, you can use poder.

Sentence discussions are for questions about the sentence itself, not the course in general. If you are curious about why the course is a certain way, you can ask in the general Spanish forum, where more people will see it.

I have to say that i am in some agreement over this section however one shouldn't condemn DL for one area that doesn't suit.

Thanks, alex. Yes, maybe I am being hard on the DL team. But I get the impression sometimes that they are not native Spanish speakers. There seems to be a constant stream of mistakes or, at best, oddities coming from them. I have taken the last four days off from learning Spanish, to try to "recharge my batteries". Two questions, if you or someone else reading this can help...

I notice that someone (a grinch, perhaps :-D ) downgraded me a few points for either being politically incorrect or not being properly submissive of something or other that grinches tend to believe in. But anyway, what do "downgrade" points mean?

And second, how does the Rocket Spanish course stack up? I've looked for reviews online, but you never know what the reviewers are reviewing.

I understand that every language has its quirks and oddities. And that is just the point. If you are going to learn to speak a language proficiently, you need to learn those quirks and oddities. DL doesn't get very high marks for this now. Their older method was better -- they provided grammar instruction to explain things. Last year I took their Esperanto course and I gave them high marks. I'd hesitate to attempt to refresh my knowledge of the Esperanto course while studying Spanish because I have caught myself trying to use Esperanto words while here in the Spanish. For example, one time I actually used "somero" when intending to use "verano". It happens. Several times I have caught myself trying to use "ni" when Spanish wants "nosotros".