For questions relating to emails
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What is a good way to remind someone to reply to your email?
Sometimes some of the emails to people senior to you in the company are left unanswered.
What are the ways to politely remind the person that he needs to reply to your email (which he might have ...
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1answer
33k views
How should “please find enclosed” be used?
In business writing and especially email, the phrase is often used as:
Please find enclosed our price list.
Please find attached the updated contract.
Please find herewith my expense ...
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3answers
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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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1answer
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“Our end” vs. “our side”
Which is correct when writing emails?
Everything is fine at our/your end.
Everything is fine at our/your side.
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1answer
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end of the e-mail “warm wishes” [closed]
I have received an e-mail form a recruiter regarding a conference.
Warm wishes,
Jane Doe, Recruiter
Isn't it too personal for an e-mail with business connotation?
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5answers
28k views
Is “Many thanks” a proper usage?
I saw emails from English people with Many Thanks as a signing off phrase. Is that proper usage? Or is it a phrase created by continental English speakers due to the influence of their native ...
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0answers
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What is the preferred way to end an email? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are some expressions that can be used to end an email?
What is the best way to sign off in an email? I'm using 'Best Regards'. Is it right to use this, or should I ...
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1answer
46k views
What does a single letter “J” mean in emailing?
Today is Halloween. After a successful party, many conversations have been going on in my company's email box.
The end of one email said "Till next time J". I had no idea what "J" meant in this ...
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2answers
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How could I explain this situation in email? [closed]
My PM given me project and told me develop new project using existing code, but existing project is not good written. I mean they written very difficult code for very simple things.
I am quiet ...
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12answers
20k views
Are greetings and salutations redundant in an e-mail?
Do I really need to write my email this way?
Hi John,
[My Message here]
Regards, Jane
The email header already includes the to and from. The recipient should not be confused by who the ...
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3answers
1k views
Work-safe (but not too formal) salutation to start an e-mail to address a group of people [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail?
"Dear All" is what I see the most or "Hi guys", but I don't like these terms. They don't seem slick enough, to me.
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1answer
34k views
How to wish someone “Happy New Year” in a professional, formal and friendly way
English is my second language. I still struggle with it especially when I have to write a formal email.
I need to send an email to several of my business associates in reply to theirs. It contains ...
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1answer
2k views
What does the single letter 'P' in email mean? [closed]
I notice that many of my emails have this single letter 'P' beside a sentence and that sentence is usually about protecting nature.
Example:
P Print Only When Necessary
What does the P mean? Is it ...
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1answer
540 views
Posting a letter and sending it via e-mail
I am sending a formal letter to a recipient by registered post and e-mail.
Is it convention to include within the e-mail/PDF such text like: "As sent via post on " or something similar to inform the ...
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3answers
2k views
Greeting words in emails [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
'Thanks and Regards,' or 'Thanks and regards,'?
In emails, there are greeting words such as Best regards and Best wishes. Should we capitalize the second ...
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1answer
212 views
When do nouns convert between mass and count?
I confess to having the pedantic hangup of refusing to use email as a count noun, but it's a lost cause.
Over the past week I've been working on a modeling and simulation proposal, and I've noticed ...
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5answers
3k views
E-mail signature etiquette with a “With regards,” line
What is the more correct use of a "With regards" line with an e-mail signature?
With regards,
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[First name] [Last name]
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With regards,
[First name] [Last name]
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2answers
236 views
“Forward” as transitive verb
When casually writing email I find myself using forward like this:
I forwarded him the email with your info.
Is the above version grammatically correct?
I forwarded the email with your info ...
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5answers
8k views
Is the phrase “please kindly” redundant?
The colleagues in my office often send email starting with "Please kindly". Are the two phrases a bit redundant?
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2answers
3k views
What is the correct greeting to use in a formal email addressed to a department/team/company?
If the email were to be addressed to a specific person, you could write "Dear [Name]".
But is it appropriate to write "Dear [Team / Department / Company]"?
For example, "Dear Service Desk," and ...
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1answer
945 views
What style should I use in e-mail salutations to superiors, colleagues, or juniors? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Salutation in an Email
How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail?
How do I use the initial words while writing an e-mail, in particular, to my superiors?
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1answer
4k views
Politely asking “Why is this taking so long??”
I am trying to write a business email and, as English is not my first language, I'm having a bit of trouble coming up with a really polite way of saying the following:
Hi, It's been a week since I ...
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3answers
10k views
Is it appropriate to use 'eagerly' while ending a formal e-mail
Nowadays, I always use the below phrase when I am ending a formal e-mail;
I eagerly await for your response.
Regards,
I've seen this phrase somewhere, kind-of a formal e-mail and I am using ...
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4answers
283 views
What's a nice way to phrase this?
I want to get across the idea that I can't work with this person because I don't agree with the amount of pay he has written in the contract (or just contract terms in general). I just think writing ...
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2answers
968 views
How can I give a project quote politely?
Someone sent me an email, asking for a quote for the project. How can I reply to him in a more polite way?
I can quote you $100 for this project.
I charge you $100 for this project.
I ...
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2answers
718 views
How to politely request to be called by first name instead of Mr. Surname?
Let's say that somebody from a partner firm with whom I've never spoken before starts an email to me with "Dear Mr. Rossi,".
When a reply to her, I think I will then have to start with "Dear Ms. ...
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2answers
892 views
When did the valediction 'best regards' come into use?
Best regards seems to be quite a popular valediction used in business emails, along with variants kind regards, or just regards.
The spoken expression "give him my regards" would appear to be a ...
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2answers
2k views
When is it OK to use OK?
I often use "OK" in business and personal emails and phone conversations. But I often feel uncertain if it is appropriate to use it in every type of context.
Please tell how universally I can use ...
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5answers
1k views
Does “see you this weekend” in email express “will write another email this weekend”?
Perhaps people will think that I'll physically visit them?
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2answers
516 views
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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4answers
20k views
Regarding Re: ; what is the correct usage in an email subject line?
I want to know what is the recommended way to use Re: in the subject line of an email.
I use Re: in the subject line as a shortform of 'in regards to'.
Whenever I have used Re:, people have told me ...
