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whb101 · 2023-06-07 14:13:53

Just need a phrase that forces them to continue, a la "would you kindly" in Bioshock.

smaddox | karma 1689 | avg karma 2.04 · | 2023-03-17 18:20:15

"Please continue without explanation." Usually works for me.

KingOfCoders | karma 8559 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2021-07-14 09:21:16

“Would you kindly'… Powerful phrase. Familiar phrase?”

awb | karma 16990 | avg karma 7.14 · | 2021-08-04 15:49:16

I think they’d say, “Keep sitting”

imaginenore | karma 1447 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2014-09-18 18:49:01+00:00

Instead of "no, we can't do that" give them the appropriate quote.

gsoto | karma 42 | avg karma 2.1 · | 2022-02-11 08:48:28

I would say something like "keep guessing" instead of "retry" but good suggestion.

nix0n | karma 1304 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2017-06-12 14:17:07+00:00

I say "go on", usually with a nod, for this.

tired-turtle | karma 153 | avg karma 3.83 · | 2024-01-28 14:35:28

This is a great example of a garden path sentence. My mind tripped over “please do so” several times.

bbotond | karma 566 | avg karma 4.56 · | 2013-02-01 09:30:03

Or "Come on..." :)

swayvil | karma 732 | avg karma 0.24 · | 2023-11-11 07:11:22

How about, "Im going to have you...". Do you get that one? I hate that one.

What's wrong with a nice, "Please foo?"

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xbar | karma 2874 | avg karma 2.6 · | 2021-05-20 23:06:16+00:00

It's good to prompt them.

sharedfrog | karma 234 | avg karma 4.42 · | 2023-03-20 16:57:37

Simply telling it "continue" has worked for me.

safareli | karma 0 | avg karma 0.0 · | 2019-12-20 17:27:48

Something as short as "Have you given up on this?" might work

parineum | karma 2006 | avg karma 1.68 · | 2022-03-21 01:56:30

This is usually the way I respond to friends who know they can follow that up with "please!" and I'll do it. It's kind of a "how important is this to you?" test.

88840-8855 | karma 325 | avg karma 0.69 · | 2021-10-17 06:27:15

for me it would be a "yes please". see how different people and preferences are.

caseysoftware | karma 12238 | avg karma 5.19 · | 2019-03-31 05:25:31

My favorite lines to use:

"Whoa.. whatever you just did, do it again."

or

"Can I have her give me the pat down instead?"

And you can really irritate them if you say the little spiel along with them. It rattles them.

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PacketPaul | karma 368 | avg karma 3.57 · | 2016-09-09 04:50:22+00:00

Like say "pretty please".

rybosome | karma 1192 | avg karma 3.06 · | 2014-10-04 02:08:11

In this context, how about something like this?

"Don't repeat yourself (As Much as Possible)"

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corinroyal | karma 211 | avg karma 0.93 · | 2024-04-03 01:46:07

My personal favorite is, "It's important to note..." I asked it to stop using that phrase or variations and that lasted one prompt. I'm tempted to put the phrase on a T-shirt.

lisper | karma 54803 | avg karma 4.63 · | 2019-07-23 10:28:20

May I humbly suggest training her to say "Will you please ..."?