“Please explain” or “explain please”

Question

Which one is correct in this context?

Person A: I think Apple will displace Google.
Person B: Please explain.

Should he say/write "Explain please"?

Answer 1

Both

Please explain

and

Explain, please

are grammatically correct. However, the former is vastly more common, and more to the point, it is also quite a bit more polite. Putting the please at the end makes it obvious that this is a command; putting the please first makes it more of a request.

Answer 2

An adverb (please) may precede or follow the verb it modifies, so either would be correct, though you would probably want a comma for the latter:

Explain, please.

However, as you can see from this nGram, please explain is far more commonly used.

Answer 3

You can write "please explain," or "explain, please."

I prefer "please explain," but that is just a matter of style; both the phrases are perfectly fine.

Answer 4

I would say Please explain is more suitable here. Not that I know so much about it but that sounds more appropriate for me to use please at the end of the sentence when I am using it with a noun;

Licence, please.