Words in the wrong context

[Juniper]

Spotted in another forum, on a thread regarding Ike:

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UGH

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Juniper

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Oh, that happens when all the Realtors in town go bugfuck, all together.

What, you hadn't heard?

Do people where you live say "please" when they mean "what did you say?" I know it's a Cincinnati affectation - I do it, and yes, it causes problems when I'm on the phone with someone from another state. Just wondered how far away the custom goes.

That may be drawn from other languages -- specifically, German and Russian both do it that way. Romance languages pick the word for "how" rather than "what," figuring what to be flatly rude, and the Turkish uses an inquiring "M'lord?"