Please respond. 2w. E lected officials should listen and respond to their constituents. Because of the chaos in Washington, I have been regularly calling my representatives at the federal level: ...

It means “please respond.” Yes, as those of you who did ace high school French will point out, the phrase is actually “if you please,” but the “if” is not supposed to be taken literally.

“Please call the number set below this explanatory rhyme” Dr. Sybert saw your email, but just doesn’t have the time. Instead you can look forward to her auto-reply that rhymes.

How much time do you spend writing and rewriting difficult emails? If you’re like me, it’s quite a bit. When someone doesn’t reply to my email, I tend to tell myself self-deprecating stories ...

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