if you please
With your permission
If you please is a polite formula for making requests, now often used ironically or to express indignation at someone's audacity: She wants me to apologize, if you please.
The straightforward polite use—Pass the salt, if you please—sounds old-fashioned or excessively formal in modern speech.
Respectful, considerate behavior
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
cordiality · tact · diplomacy · decorum · propriety · refinement · gentility · courteousness
Prescribed conduct rules
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- observanceKeeping of customs
punctilio · propriety · solemnity · stiffness · rigidity · correctness · officialdom · stuffiness
Formal written appeal
- appealFormal review request
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
- supplicationHumble plea for help
plea · invitation · inquiry · proposal · suggestion · bidding · behest · asking
Regard with honor
- submissionYielding to another's will
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- obedienceCompliance with authority
yielding · obeisance · humility · servility · subservience · dutifulness · reverence · homage
courtesy
Respectful, considerate behavior
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
graciousness · cordiality · tact · diplomacy · decorum · propriety · refinement · gentility · courteousness · amiability
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
observance · punctilio · propriety · solemnity · stiffness · rigidity · correctness · officialdom · stuffiness · traditionalism
petition
Formal written appeal
- appealFormal review request
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
supplication · plea · invitation · inquiry · proposal · suggestion · bidding · behest · asking · imploring
respect
Regard with honor
- submissionYielding to another's will
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- complianceAdhering to requirements
obedience · yielding · obeisance · humility · servility · subservience · dutifulness · reverence · homage · fealty
- courtesiesthank you, thanks, sorry, excuse me, pardon
- polite phrasesthank you, yes sir, hello, no sir, sorry
- humble requestbeg, appeal, petition, entreaty, supplication
- Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- humilityhumbleness, humble, meekness, modesty, modest
if you pleasedo it now
right now · this instant · chop-chop · get on with it · move it
if you pleaseor else
Implied negative consequence
non-negotiable · mandatory · compulsory · like it or lump it · obligatory
please, pleased, pleasing, pleasure, pleasurable, displease, displeased, unpleasant, pleasant