{"id":10788,"date":"2021-03-02T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T10:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=10788"},"modified":"2022-09-19T18:10:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T18:10:28","slug":"comma-before-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-please\/","title":{"rendered":"Comma before &#8220;please&#8221; \u2013 The Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When was the last time you were able to appropriately use a comma before &ldquo;please?&rdquo; And, when is a comma not necessary before it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I bet these seemingly-no-brainer questions often cross your mind when writing emails or even direct messaging with an &ldquo;authority figure.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, you&rsquo;ve just reached the right site to seek some definitive answers. Thanks for landing here, by the way!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please read until the end to get the hand of these comma-related concerns. Or should it have been &ldquo;please, read until the end?&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is a comma necessary before &ldquo;please&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>One, we should always insert a comma before please when please is used in a direct address, particularly when please is either situated at the end of a sentence or after the name of the person that the message is directed to. Two, we need to place a comma whenever &ldquo;please&rdquo; introduces a parenthetical interruption either mid-sentence or towards the end. But, we must never put a comma before it when it is either used as a verb or adverb.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The meaning, function, and usage of &ldquo;please&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Please&rdquo; can either function as an adverb, a verb, or an interjection in sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an adverb, it often pre-modifies a verb which helps in increasing the politeness of a command, turning it into a request.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps, it is even one of the very first adverbs that we learn, which also denotes one of the earliest signs of politeness in speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Please lock the front door.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although this is almost the most popular way to use &ldquo;please,&rdquo; it otherwise functions as a verb which means to induce some form of satisfaction or pleasure.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Kids please their moms with hugs and kisses.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, we may also use it as an interjection to express warning or caution when we get annoyed or surprised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using &ldquo;please&rdquo; this way is very useful in evoking emphasis, especially in imitating spoken expressions in written texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stop tickling me, mom! Please<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Kids please their moms with hugs and kisses.<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, &ldquo;please&rdquo; is very much flexible in terms of language register because it is applicable in both colloquial and formalistic contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With regards to punctuation, the guidelines on its pre-<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-rules\/\" title=\"comma usage\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">comma usage<\/a> are easy to digest and remember, which are elaborated in the next section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Placing a necessary comma before &ldquo;please&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the advent of technology has made communication effortless and punctuation rules more lenient, knowing proper writing strategies would still do more good than harm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that we should not get easily tricked by how direct messaging tools make us miss out on appropriate punctuation usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, no one is likely going to get offended when we skip a comma or two when we chat with friends, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/thank-you-for-your-attention\/\">close colleagues<\/a><\/strong>, or family members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, this habit could take its toll on us particularly when it causes innocent confusion that may lead to misinformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More so, negligence on proper punctuation could easily prompt criticism or prejudice from authority figures, including those who review application letters and CVs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point, I hope I&rsquo;ve been able to convince you as to how vital these <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/common-comma-mistakes\/\">punctuation-related decisions<\/a><\/strong> are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let&rsquo;s try to make sense of when to punctuate &ldquo;please&rdquo; with a preceding comma in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10794\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin.jpg\" alt=\"Comma Before Please Pin\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-512x768.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10794 eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%201500'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='1500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Comma Before Please Pin\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-Before-Please-Pin-512x768.jpg 512w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;please&rdquo; is used in vocative case or <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct address<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In grammar, the vocative case refers to the use of a direct address which can either be animate or, rarely, an inanimate being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This strategy is simply a replication of how we use the spoken language in its most natural way in the written language form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commas are necessary tools in signaling the usage of a direct address in writing, that is, to particularly differentiate it from an indirect or reported speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&rsquo;s an example of using a direct address in a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Paul, shut the door.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Paul&rdquo; is the addressee&rsquo;s name and the comma after it helps a reader make sense that the message is intended for Paul himself and that a call to action is required by the message sender.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not putting a comma after the addressee&rsquo;s name converts the sentence into a story-telling mode, a reported speech, which does not prompt a command at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As previously mentioned, adding &ldquo;please&rdquo; turns a comma into a polite request, which is inoffensive, and thus, more desirable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, a comma before &ldquo;please&rdquo; is mandatory when constructing a sentence in the vocative case.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Paul, please shut the door.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sentence structure may also be changed by placing &ldquo;please&rdquo; at the end, which still requires pre-comma usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Shut the door, Paul, please.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, the name could be omitted because the message recipient can automatically recognize by the given context that the message is directed to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatically, the comma has to be retained in the process despite the removal of the understood presence of the addressee&rsquo;s name.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Shut the door, please.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn&rsquo;t necessarily neuroscience, is it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now, let&rsquo;s move on to what we call &ldquo;parenthesis&rdquo; in stylistics, which is also just like reciting your ABCs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;please&rdquo; introduces a mid-sentence parenthetical interruption<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A parenthesis is a language device that facilitates persuasion both in the spoken and written language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we talk, we tend to insert some additional interesting information, albeit grammatically-insignificant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representing these interruptive thoughts in writing entails setting off the parenthetical elements with commas to mark their removability, as well as an emphatic effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, &ldquo;please&rdquo; would always require a pre-comma every time it introduces a parenthetical remark in a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, parenthetical remarks are free from the syntactic flow of the original statement so we can use &ldquo;please&rdquo; in any part of speech in this structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&rsquo;s look at an example sentence using &ldquo;please&rdquo; midway as a parenthetical item.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">I can&rsquo;t really sing, please bear with me, and here we go.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&rsquo;s another example in a more formal context.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">No phones shall be allowed in the examination room, please leave them outside, and you are only given one hour to complete the test.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not using commas in offsetting parenthetical elements can easily disrupt comprehension on the reader&rsquo;s side, which is why they are inarguably important in the sentence above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;please&rdquo; introduces a mid-sentence parenthetical interruption<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, a parenthesis may also be attached towards the end of the sentence which still requires pre-comma usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, the logic of doing so is just the same as in the previous subsection.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">I have already re-emailed the procedures, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/please-see-attached\/\">please see attached<\/a><\/strong> file for details.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also note that the sentence above may also be written in other structures to prevent it from being a run-on sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">I have already re-emailed the procedures. Please see attached file for details.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, by enclosing the parenthetical remark with open and close parenthesis or <a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/square-brackets-in-academic-writing\/\">square brackets<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">I have already re-emailed the procedures (please see attached file for details).<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously enough, the parenthetical use of &ldquo;please&rdquo; is not as common as using it in a vocative case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I&rsquo;d like to conclude this section by saying that the most common pre-comma usage particularly happens when &ldquo;please&rdquo; is used in a vocative case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The incorrect comma before &ldquo;please&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To completely make sense of this post, it&rsquo;s also important that we understand when putting a comma before &ldquo;please&rdquo; becomes incorrect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These instances are when &ldquo;please&rdquo; is used as a verb, which is quite obvious, and when we use the word as an adverb to pre-modify a verb at the beginning of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;please&rdquo; functions as a verb<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Please&rdquo; can also be used as a verb in sentences which means to satisfy or give pleasure to another animate being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pre-comma would make the next sentence ungrammatical since &ldquo;please&rdquo; is used as part of the main verb in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">You can&rsquo;t please everyone.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, it can also be used at the end of a sentence to still mean the same way.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Do as you please.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last sentence simply means &ldquo;do whatever you want&rdquo; or &ldquo;do whatever makes you happy.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;please&rdquo; functions as an adverb that pre-modifies a verb at the beginning of the sentence<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can pre-modify <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/intransitive-verbs\/\">verbs<\/a><\/strong> by putting &ldquo;please&rdquo; at the beginning of the sentence, which is the most common way of using the word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This usage is equivalent to how we use &ldquo;kindly&rdquo; in sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Please leave.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may also state our request in a question form such as in the following sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Can you please leave?<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The request above is quite paradoxical since it&rsquo;s making use of a polite request in asking someone to be gone from the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, context is required to fully understand the intention of the statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually, putting a comma around &ldquo;please&rdquo; is also possible in the last example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only difference it would make is the emphasis, which would meanwhile change the tone of the question and turn it into a more assertive one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Frequently Asked Questions on &ldquo;Comma Before Please&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>When should we put a comma before &ldquo;please let me know?&rdquo;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comma before &ldquo;please let me know&rdquo; should be necessary when it is used in a vocative case, which is also known as a direct address. Put a comma before &ldquo;please&rdquo; if it is used this way: &ldquo;John, please let me know when I can call you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you were able to appropriately use a comma before &ldquo;please?&rdquo; And, when is a comma not necessary before it? 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