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Kindly

I was on an aeroplane recently when the stewardess announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, we will shortly be landing at Singapore Changi Airport. Please kindly return to your seat and fasten your seatbelt."

Please and Kindly together? We don't need them both - and certainly never in the same sentence!

Kindly is definitely a great-grandfather word that we should not be using in the 21st Century. Use Please instead. Avoid phrases like "I would be grateful if you would" or "I should appreciate it if you could". Just say 'Please'.