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[learner12]

Dear teachers!!

(1) Will you do me a service?
(2) Will you do me a favor?

Which do you often use, (1) or (2)?

I would like to ask you teachers about this, because I have never heard of (1). This happens because I may not have contacted a lot of English.

Thank you in advance.

[pugachevV]

#2 is what most of us say nowadays. "Will you do me a service?" sounds rather dated today, but was very common in earlier, more formal times.

[learner12]

Dear pugachevV:

Thank you for your great explanations.

Take care and have a nice day.

[chinateacher]

#2 would not be encountered often in America, perhaps in 19th Century Literature.

Much more common would be:
Will you do me a favor?
Will you do a favor for me?

Much more formal and polite would be:
Would it be possible for you to do me a favor?