RE: Use of "Please" and the Like in Documentation

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

Sean Brierley wrote: 

> Please, if you feel that you might possibly want to save the file as
an
> RTF instead of a DOC:
> 
> 1) Would you mind awfully clicking File form the menu up at the top of
> the screen near the title bar.
> 
> 2) Secondly, please click the Save as selection in the menu that drops
> down when you will have clicked File.
> 
> 3) Suddenly, without warning, if it pleases you the Save as dialog box
> window apparates, but without any smoke or fanfare. Please to remain
> calm
> 
> 4) ....

If it pleases one to save the knowledge product in the form of an RTF
file, one should read and follow the steps that are displayed below: ...

;-) Is it Friday yet? 

Richard


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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303-777-0436
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