Prithee the addressee, as in "if it please you," "prithee" accompanies a request which addresses itself to the threat of being answered in the negative, as though the request were against the addressee's wishes. Stated otherwise, the word "please" suggests that the person being addressed is willing to comply with the request, whereas the word "prithee" suggests that he or she is not willing. This switch from stating the speaker's contrary desire to stating the speaker's wish not to impose signaled a cultural shift in the English-speaking world in which politeness became stated negatively rather than positively. Wider repercussions are observable
What About Today? a 1968 "Vogue" shoot with Richard Avedon. Three songs were recorded for the album, but not included: What About Today? What About Today? is an album released in July 1969 by Barbra Streisand. It is considered to be her first attempt at recording contemporary pop songs and was received poorly, peaking at number 31 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. It is one of only three studio albums by Streisand (the others being 1973's "Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments" and 2011's "What Matters Most") not to have received an RIAA sales certification in the United States. The album features songs