Australian MPs Ordered to Not Say Please |
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http://www.sina.com.cn 2003年11月12日18:01 青岛新闻网-青岛早报 |
A South Australian MP has been told not to use the word pleaseinparliament because it is akin to begging, and that the wordhasbeen banned for300years. After Question Time in the House of Assembly, National MPKarleneMaywald said she thought she was being polite by includingthe wordplease while asking a question about waterrestrictions. She asked ″Can the Minister please advise the House when hewillmake public the framework?″ But Speaker Peter Lewis tookexceptionto her language, says ABC News Online. ″The word'please' is to beg, no honourable mr in this placeneedsto beg any minister for anything, least of all an an swer,″hesaid. Ms Maywald then sought a further clarification.″Ispend most ofmytime outside this house parliament insisting that my daughterusethe word please when asking a question,″ she said.″And Iwonderwhether or not is it against standing orders to use thewordplease?″ ″Explicitly,″ Mr Lewis replied. He said that had been thecasefor300years of parliamentary practice. |