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Discover LudwigThe phrase "humour me" is correct and usable in written English
It is commonly used in spoken and written language to politely ask someone to indulge or entertain a request or idea, even if it may seem unreasonable or silly. Example: "Could you please humour me and try the new restaurant I've been raving about? I think you'll really enjoy it."
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But please humour me.
But would they humour me with a little experiment?
OK, it kind of is, but humour me a little.
MK: While we're on the subject of movies that you didn't direct, and to humour me, tell the good folk here what happened with Exorcist Dominion.
I know you shouldn't bore people by telling them about your dreams, because there are few things more dull than the half-baked ramblings of someone else's subconscious, but will you humour me this once?
With nothing to brighten up our evening, my parents decided to humour me by letting me have a go at urinating in a large pink, plastic bucket in the corner of our tent.
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Good," he replies, humouring me.
Thank you so much for humouring me.
He is humouring me, and doesn't need a turner at all, having memorised all 79 pages (roughly 35 minutes) of this score years ago.
Throughout the interview there's never a sense that he's humouring me, trotting out answers or overtly plugging anything, even the film he's here to plug.
I imagine Osman might have humoured me, but eventually vetoed this, as he was determined to make Two Tribes a regular, mainstream daytime quiz show without the merest nod to BDSM or Eighties Scouse Hi-NRG synthpop.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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