Timeline for Can you use "please" at the end of a question when you request information?
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| Mar 21, 2022 at 13:38 | vote | accept | Probably | ||
| Mar 21, 2022 at 7:54 | history | edited | Probably | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2022 at 21:20 | answer | added | David Siegel | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 20, 2022 at 18:54 | comment | added | Weather Vane | In these three examples, you are asking for someone's time and attention; that's what the 'please' is for. It's possibly unnecessary in the first of the three. In one answer, the "How are you?" is a rhetorical question that is not usually answered, and the next one about a day out is a conversation opening. | |
| Mar 20, 2022 at 18:54 | comment | added | Lambie | Can you kindly explain how that works, please? | |
| Mar 20, 2022 at 18:17 | history | asked | Probably | CC BY-SA 4.0 |