can you tell us vs excuse me

can you tell us

phrase
  • Begins a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker. 

excuse me

phrase
  • Said as a request for an individual's attention. 

  • Said as an expression of unexpected or early farewell. 

  • Said as a request to pass somebody. 

  • Sorry, as an apology. 

  • Said as a request to repeat information. 

  • Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation. 

noun
  • An old-fashioned type of dance where partners are constantly changed. 

How often have the words can you tell us and excuse me occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )