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
Kushal (Hindi word) Kushal (Hindi word) Kushal (Hindi: कुशल, English: Skilled, Master) is a word of Sanskrit origin, meaning "expert". Other meanings include "clever", "intelligent" , "Legendary" and "tactful". According to Maneka Gandhi's book of Sanskrit names, the name Kushal means: skilled, efficient, right, good, clever, cool, auspicious, proficient, skill, strategy, efficiency. It is also an epithet of "Shiva". There is a folk etymology for the word dating back to ancient India when formal education to "Shishya" (students) was given by "Guru" (teacher) in a school called Gurukul. The students helped the guru in his day-to-day life, including carrying out mundane tasks such