Join Us......Pleeeeeeeze

Is saying "Please" a sign of politeness or desperation? See the fun debate below. Then Join Us....Pleeeeeze. Don't miss the Stay-In-Place Special 6 mo membership for $19.95 or lock in the price with a $39 Full Year membership. Thank you....(is thank you desperate??).

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#10 Roxanne. PA USA!!! 2020-04-30 09:10

Please and thank you .
Works every time
Even in jest!

#9 Nantucketsue 2020-04-30 08:33

We would love you to join our community. Would that be alright Ricky? ;-)

#8 PattyAdams 2020-04-22 00:57

Using the word “please” is never undesirable or incorrect, in my book. I much prefer a request (please join us) to a command (join us)! Hang in there, Alex! Your show caters to a largely female audience, and many, I expect, appreciate the use of verbal social graces. I, personally, don’t look at “please” as begging, just as a gentle form of polite speech.

#7 Susie Rose 2020-04-21 19:19

ROTFLOL!!!

#6 GeneBlack 2020-04-21 16:41

If the teacher said "Please take your seat" would anyone say she is desperate? Please is a polite word unless it is said in a desperate voice. I would rather someone say "Please join us" than hear it stated as a command. Because, when you order me to do something, I am FAR less likely to do it unless I know that there are repercussions that I am not willing to accept. (I don't like being ordered about.)
As we say in the South "Alex was raised right!"

#5 AlexAnderson 2020-04-21 16:28

And my point is made - LOL

#4 Taw62 2020-04-21 15:39

Please is always proper- Alex is correct! I don't like the version that says just "join us" sounds more like a demand than and invitation.

#3 Hula 1 2020-04-21 14:45

It depends on how you say it. Inflection is key.

#2 EditorAnne 2020-04-21 02:59

Ricky is W-R-O-N-G. But then I'm a Canadian. ;)

#1 CarrieG 2020-04-20 19:09

I am with Alex! Please is polite, not desperate. :)

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