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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Kindly as please

Hi

A lot of people use kindly in the meaning of please. Does the use sound OK to native ears?

Kindly open the door.
Kindly respond quickly.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Does the use sound OK to native ears? I always change 'kindly' to 'please' when editing correspondence, but yes.

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Mr. TomDoes the use sound OK to native ears?
I always change 'kindly' to 'please' when editing correspondence, but yes. What is wrong is 'please kindly' and 'I kindly...'
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As you say, a lot of people use it and we are used to it even if we might prefer 'please'.
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It's OK in writing.
But in speech, it often sounds stiff and rather formal.
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Mr. TomDoes the use sound OK to native ears?
Native English speakers don't normally use it. It sounds excessively formal and brings to mind speakers of Indian English because, they are normally the only people who say it.
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Mr. TomDoes the use sound OK to native ears?
It depends on which native ears. I sense that it is much less used in the US, and much more prevalent in India.
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