Interesting words: “Ps and Qs”

There is an expression: “Mind your Ps and Qs!” said angrily by someone when they feel the other person has not been polite or respectful. The ‘P’ refers to ‘please’ and the ‘Q’ refers to ‘thank you’. Why ‘Q’? Well, it’s the sound at the end: thank you.

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