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Originally Posted by Rizla
Nothing wrong with "demanding" in that sentence. You are making yourself look rather silly.
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Among native speakers of English, 'demanding' tends to carry an unpleasant/entitled/authoritative weight that's generally uncalled for in polite company, unless you're in court or in the military. My experience is that asking for something will get you much farther than demanding it. (even if the answer is 'no,' you'll get a nicer 'no')
As a fun experiment, next time you're dealing with someone and have a particular outcome in mind, DEMAND it rather than ask for it and come back with your observations.