Please help.
2007-02-23 14:03:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Just because the adverb 'please' is derived from the obsolete verbal phrase 'if you please' does not mean that it cannot be an adverb in contemporary English, and indeed it is (of course there is also the verb "to please").
2007-02-23 15:17:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sterz 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sterz may be onto something there. Today, kids can make an adverb out of just about anything! Think of just about any word, and they can turn it into an adverb...
2007-02-24 00:55:45 · answer #2 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had never really thought about it before, but tentofiel is correct.
2007-02-23 22:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by supertop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a verb that can be used transitively and intransitively.
It is not an adverb. In sentences such as "Please will you do this" or "May I have a piece of cake, please", it is a shortened form of "If you please" - an intransitive use of the verb. The adverb from "please" is "pleasingly".
2007-02-23 22:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋