The phrase "Please Advise"

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What do you all think of the phrase "please advise"? Especially those of you who work in IT, what are your thoughts on it? Indifferent or does it irk you when it's overused.
 

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Anything that is over used is irksome.


Would it be preferable for someone to say 'hey <insert insulting term/phrase> - get the flap over here and fix the flapping thing you flapping <insert insulting term/phrase> '?
 

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Yes!

"Please advise" or even worse when it's misspelled "please advice" and in ALL CAPS, it equates to "you, you fix now! NOW!"
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3 530 2.93 Ghz Clarkdale
Motherboard
ASRock P55 PRO/USB3 LGA 1156
Memory
4 GB OCZ DDR3 1600 (PC12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti with 1 GB of RAM
Sound Card
Realtek HD ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
20'' eMachines E202HDbmd Glare Panel Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Black Edition (7200 RPM) SATA
Hitachi Deskstar 500 GB (7200 RPM) SATA
Samsung SpinPoint 400 GB (7200 RPM) SATA
PSU
Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-D-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V (750W)
Case
Cooler Master Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Mid-Tower
Cooling
Standard Case Fans and Stock CPU Heatsink
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite
Internet Speed
7.1 Mbps Verizon DSL
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