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   What does this way please mean?

   • "this way please" is correct and is commonly used in written English. It can be used when asking someone to go in a certain direction, or offering guidance. For example: "This way please - the conference room is down the hall to the left." This way, please. The future said: This way, please. Step this way please, mein Herr.

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   Where did the word please come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word please is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for please is from 1771, in a letter by P. Davies. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). please is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: please v.

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   What does 'would you please' mean in this context?

   • Would you please? is a polite phrase that agrees that what was offered to be done should be done. For example, Bill: Do you want me to take this over to the bank? Mary: Would you please? Tom: Can I take your coat? Sally: Would you please? If you don't mind! Want to thank TFD for its existence.

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   What is the difference between 'please would you' and 'would you please'?

   • I agree with Copyright's solution. In British English "Please would you..." sounds all right but is somewhat like a teacher talking to a child. However "Would you please..." sounds annoyed or impatient. If you are in fact annoyed with the recipient of the letter and want something to happen soon then "Please would you..."

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   What is the difference between a thank you and a please?

   • Please and thank you are usually associated with politeness. We use them a lot in English. … We use please to make a request more polite: … We use expressions with thank you and thanks to respond to something politely and to show we are grateful for something. Thanks is more informal than thank you.

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   How do you use this way in a sentence?

   • You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made. Some of us have habits few people know about and we keep it this way. We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way. I've never found it hard to make friends so I suppose I was lucky that way. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   "this way please" is correct and is commonly used in written English. It can be used when asking someone to go in a certain direction, or offering guidance. For example: "This way please - the conference room is down the hall to the left."

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   that way/this way. phrase. You can use that way or this way to refer to an action or situation that you have just mentioned, when you go on to mention the likely consequence or effect of it. Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish.

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   PLEASE definition: 1. used to make a request more polite: 2. used to add force to a request or demand: 3. used…. Learn more.

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   What does the word please mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word please . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.