Saying “please” transforms a demand into a request. “It acknowledges someone's choice of participation in something, and the impact that their participation might have on their own life,” Post says.

“You can say everything, but not in every way.” —Michael Haneke Human beings are social creatures whose interactions with others are essential to their well-being. We are socially conditioned to be ...

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One can little doubt the power of language. We learn our vocabularies at a young age and continue picking up phrases and beliefs as we go through life. Like many things, language is learned beginning ...