When should please be used?

When should please be used?

Please is used to make polite requests, when you want to ask for something or you want to ask someone to do something.

Is it grammatically correct to say may you please?

The phrase “May you please” is incorrect because you cannot use the word “may” with the second-person pronoun “you” when making a request.

Why is it polite to say please?

Please is a word used in the English language to indicate politeness and respect while making a request. Derived from shortening the phrase “if you please” or “if it please(s) you”, the term has taken on substantial nuance based on its intonation and the relationship between the persons between whom it is used.

How do you end a sentence with please?

If please comes at the end of a sentence then you should almost always use a comma before it….It might appear as:

1. part of a phrase no commas needed, e.g. Don’t forget to say please and thank you.
2. as a verb with no commas needed, e.g. He wants to please us.

How do you say please in a formal way?

synonyms for please

1. amuse.
2. charm.
3. cheer.
4. entertain.
5. gratify.
6. satisfy.
7. tickle.
8. wow.

Can I please vs May I please?

May is the more formal word, and if you are at all concerned about being tut-tutted, a safe choice. Can is now the verb of choice for ability, and both can and may are still used in the “possibility” sense. You may use can if you wish, and you can use may if it makes you feel better.

Is it correct to say Please could you?

Both are correct. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . .

Is it rude to use please?

If you ask someone to do something in a rude or controlling manner, saying please does not make it OK. And by adding the word please, it can come off as both patronizing and condescending. In the same ways it can be misinterpreted for exactly the same reasons, even though you might think it to be a fair request.

Is Please considered begging?

“Please” is simply the conventional term for softening requests to indicate that one is not just ordering people around. But Miss Manners is in total agreement with you that begging, on the part of those who are not in dire need, is abhorrent and unfortunately prevalent in today’s society.

When a guy knows the difference between your and you re?

The easiest way to remember which word to use is to remember that you’re is a contraction of the words you are. You’re = you are. Keep this in your mind if you get a little stuck. Whereas, your = belonging to a person.