Literature
Please
Dear People calling the office,
I'm not sure who taught you what manners are, but I'd like to let you know that who ever did taught you WRONG. No worries, because I'm here to clarify things for you. Today we will be discussing 'please' and 'thank you.'
"But Abbey," you say, "I always say please and thank you when I call!" That is true my dear callers, you do indeed often say thank you and everyone who calls in has said please. This may surprise you, but that's the problem. Just because one says please does not make them polite.
"But Abbey," you protest, "please and thank you is the essence of manners! If it wasn't, you wouldn't be talkin