X10a

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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