Please and thank you in ASL - American Sign Language - 3 Video Examples

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please and thank you

📝 Description: "Please" and "Thank you" are polite expressions in English. "Please" is used to make a request more courteous, while "Thank you" is an expression of gratitude. They're part of what is called "phatic communication"—speech acts not meant to exchange information or facts, but to perform social functions, like maintaining social harmony.
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please

📝 Description: "Please" is a polite expression used when making a request or asking for a favor. It originates from the Latin word "placere", meaning "to please". In linguistics, it's an adverb that functions to make statements more courteous.
📝 Example Sentence: "Please pass the salt, I forgot to add it to my food."
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and

📝 Description: "And" is a conjunction in English. It's used to connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank. For instance, it can join two nouns ("apple and orange"), two phrases ("running fast and jumping high"), or two independent clauses ("I woke up late and I missed the bus").
📝 Example Sentence: "Mike went to the store and bought some milk."
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you

📝 Description: The word "you" in English is a pronoun. It's second-person, used to refer to the person or group of people that the speaker is addressing. It's unique as it can be singular or plural and can be used as both subjective (e.g., "You are nice.") and objective (e.g., "I told you.").
📝 Example Sentence: "You are the reason I smile every day."
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