• @OmenAtom
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    2011 months ago

    What is “the needful sir”

    • Thomrade
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      4311 months ago

      it’s a quite common phrase in indo-english, “please do the needful” which means like, please do whatever is necessary.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 months ago

      *Please do the needful" is how some people from India end work emails where native English speakers might write, “Sincerely.” It’s a direct translation from Hindi where the intended meaning gets lost in translation. The intent is to ask for help or information.