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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

More courteous

Is the below sentence more supercilious
'Kindly do the needful'
than
'Could you please help?'

particularly for native English speakers.

Thanks in advance Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

Yes, it seems that way to me, although "do the needful", as an expression which in modern usage is essentially unique to Indians, is not something I see often, and an Indian (native speaker of English or not) might see it differently.

— CSnyder

  • Yes, it seems that way to me, although "do the needful", as an expression which in modern usage is essentially unique to Indians, is not something I see often, and an Indian (native speaker of English or not) might see it differently.
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Yes, it seems that way to me, although "do the needful", as an expression which in modern usage is essentially unique to Indians, is not something I see often, and an Indian (native speaker of English or not) might see it differently.
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I am Indian and even I don't think 'do the needful' is a nice way of asking for help
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