Can you please vs. please can you

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Polyester

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Both of the usage of the phrase as title, which one is more polite? Or both are wrong?
 
[STRIKE]Both of the usage of the phrase as title[/STRIKE] Of the phrases in the title, which one is more polite?

Or are both [STRIKE]are[/STRIKE] wrong?
They are both right and equally polite.
 
If you start with "Please," it should have a comma after it: "Please, can you . . . ."
 
I usually say 'Could you please ...'
 
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