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KillingTime
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I would like to make a polite request to another person, as in "please kindly fill out the form and return it to us".

Please kindly fill out the form and return it to us.

I was wondering if the word "kindly" is used when making polite requests in a business context? I see it used frequently by British people (maybe I'm wrong) but I was wondering if it this word also sounds natural in US/Canada?

I would like to make a polite request to another person, as in "please kindly fill out the form and return it to us". I was wondering if the word "kindly" is used when making polite requests in a business context? I see it used frequently by British people (maybe I'm wrong) but I was wondering if it this word also sounds natural in US/Canada?

I would like to make a polite request to another person, as in

Please kindly fill out the form and return it to us.

I was wondering if the word "kindly" is used when making polite requests in a business context? I see it used frequently by British people (maybe I'm wrong) but I was wondering if it this word also sounds natural in US/Canada?

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pancman
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Is "kindly" an outdated word?

I would like to make a polite request to another person, as in "please kindly fill out the form and return it to us". I was wondering if the word "kindly" is used when making polite requests in a business context? I see it used frequently by British people (maybe I'm wrong) but I was wondering if it this word also sounds natural in US/Canada?