# Please do the needful?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-the-needful/434715>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 23, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-the-needful/434715 "2008-01-23T21:02:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-the-needful/434715/41 "2008-01-24T19:57:37Z")

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[QUOTE=Skammer]  
I just wanted to say my office has also adopted “do the needful” from our Indian colleagues. That and “Let me see how best I can help you.”  
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My other favorite is their use of “doubt” in place of “question.”

“I have one small doubt.”

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-the-needful/434715/42 "2008-01-24T20:04:21Z")

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[QUOTE=Mike Fun]  
[do the needful stuff](http://www.dotheneedfulstuff.com/)  
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That’s just awesome.

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