Grrr

[sesquipedality]

That's the second American I've seen making a request with the phrase "I need x." Have these people never heard of the word 'please'?

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[j4.livejournal.com]

We get requests like that to webmaster all the time, usually along the lines of "i need information to funding in university Camrbdige , you send now". I've always put it down to a lack of proficiency with English ... which might apply to your Americans as well.