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submitted 3 months ago by kionite231@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Hello,

First of all I don't really get the actual meaning of "please". I understand it as it used to make a polite request. However I have rarely seen any westerner saying "please" on either Lemmy, Mastodon or IRC. where I live using "please" (मेहरबानी) is used often.

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[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

They do/don't?

Gonna need a source for this claim.

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 12 points 3 months ago

Gonna need a source for this claim, please.

[-] OsaErisXero@kbin.run 1 points 3 months ago
[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 1 points 3 months ago

Indeed. That's why I didn't also add a question mark.

[-] Umbrias@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

Need is directly in opposition to please. This makes your addition an ironic use of please, and not a polite one, which actually fits the ops observation better than the initial comment did.

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 2 points 3 months ago

Maybe in some cases, but in this case the use of "need" is insincere in the first place. A please at the end softens and adds a little bit of humility to what was originally a somewhat hostile response.

this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2024
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