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Is it appropriate to add a postscript to an email?
Wikipedia says:
A postscript may be a sentence, a paragraph, or occasionally many paragraphs added to, often hastily and incidentally, after the signature of a letter or (sometimes) the main body ...
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“Regards” vs. “Best regards” vs. “With regards” [closed]
Which of the three phrases in the concluding phrase is most appropriate when sending a work-related email?
Could the three be ranked in terms of their overall level of formality?
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Is there some guideline that I can point to about the overuse of bold and underline? [closed]
I am getting really tired of getting emails and PowerPoint presentations in which half of the words bold and underlined. There is also excessive use of exclamation points, all caps, and overly strong ...
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Is it correct to use this expression in an email: “Attached you may find …”?
Is it grammatical to use the expression "Attached you may find ..." in an email? For example:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Attached you may find the documents you requested.
...
If this is ...
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Is it wrong to use “All” when there are only two?
If there are two of something, can you say "all of" instead of "both of"?
For example, if an email is addressed to two people, and you start off with:
All,
This is to inform you, etc., etc.
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Starting email question
Please, help me understand how to build a sentence in an email to sound natural, clear, and polite. (I am not a native speaker of English.)
Description of the situation: I send a product inquiry to a ...
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When is it acceptable to use Internet abbreviations such as “u” or “r”?
In my business communication over Internet text messengers, for example Google Talk or Skype, I see that many people often use shorten words like u instead of you, r instead of are and the like.
How ...
