# please (politeness)

to make a request in a way that shows respect

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: general  ·  Arena: emergencelexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [help](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-help.assistance), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb), [polite](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-polite.social), [request](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-request.social)

**Through:** help.assistance and interaction.process together enable a speaker to form a request that reflects respectful behavior

**Novel properties:**
- polite form
- respectful request
- constructed interaction

## Examples
- A librarian says 'Please return the book by Friday' to a patron at the circulation desk in the Seattle Public Library. *(everyday life)*
- The 1987 Montreal Protocol included 'please' in diplomatic requests for nations to phase out CFCs, acknowledging sovereignty while urging action. *(institutions)*
- In Python's PEP 8 style guide, contributors are asked to 'please include docstrings' when submitting code to the official repository. *(computing)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-please.politeness*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-please.politeness.json*  
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