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ESLPod_0709_WE_1093 Taking Someone for Granted In this podcast, the verb "to please" means to make someone happy or satisfied, or to do or say something that another person will like: "It's impossible to please Mr. Haftl! No matter what we say or do, he's never content." The phrase "if you please" is put on the end of a command to make it very polite and a little old-fashioned: "Close the window, if you please, so the cold air can't get in." The phrase "as (one) pleases" is used to talk about someone doing something the way he or she wants to do it, without considering how other people think it should be done: "Do you think parents should let their children do as they please, or should they control their children's activities?"

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ESLPod 709 to please Relationships + Family

Id	ESLPod_0709_WE_1093
Episode Id	ESLPod 709
Episode Title	Taking Someone for Granted
Phrase	to please
Text	In this podcast, the verb "to please" means to make someone happy or satisfied, or to do or say something that another person will like: "It's impossible to please Mr. Haftl! No matter what we say or do, he's never content." The phrase "if you please" is put on the end of a command to make it very polite and a little old-fashioned: "Close the window, if you please, so the cold air can't get in." The phrase "as (one) pleases" is used to talk about someone doing something the way he or she wants to do it, without considering how other people think it should be done: "Do you think parents should let their children do as they please, or should they control their children's activities?"
Topics	Relationships + Family

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