To tell a person to stop talking—politely:
| NR | 18 |
| BE QUIET | 13 |
| HUSH | 11 |
| PLEASE BE QUIET | 8 |
| SHUT UP | 3 |
| “HUSH, PLEASE” | 2 |
| HUSH UP | 2 |
| PLEASE HUSH | 2 |
| SSH | 2 |
| “BE QUIET, PLEASE” | 1 |
| “QUIET, PLEASE” | 1 |
| CLOSE YOUR TRAP | 1 |
| DO HUSH | 1 |
| DRY UP | 1 |
| GIVE YOUR TONGUE A RECESS | 1 |
| JUST WAIT A MINUTE | 1 |
| LET ME HAVE THE FLOOR | 1 |
| LET ME SPEAK AWHILE | 1 |
| LET’S CAN IT | 1 |
| LISTEN | 1 |
| LISTEN AWHILE | 1 |
| PLEASE | 1 |
| PLEASE CLOSE YOUR TRAP | 1 |
| PLEASE KEEP QUIET | 1 |
| PLEASE SHUT UP | 1 |
| PUT FINGER ON LIPS | 1 |
| QUIET | 1 |
| QUIT PUTTING ON | 1 |
| SHUT UP FOR AWHILE | 1 |
| SHUT YOUR MOUTH | 1 |
| SIMMER DOWN | 1 |
| SLOW DOWN A LITTLE | 1 |
| SLOW UP | 1 |
| STOP PALAVERING | 1 |
| WAIT A MINUTE | 1 |
| WAIT TILL I GET THROUGH TALKING | 1 |
| WOULD YOU PLEASE BE QUIET | 1 |
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