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Nowadays, I always use the following phrase when I am ending formal email;

I eagerly await for your response.

Regards,

I've seen this phrase somewhere, kind-of a formal e-mail and I am using it since then instead of always saying I look forward to your response.

I would like to know if it is suitable to use that phrase for formal email.

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    Not what you asked, so this is a comment and not an answer, but "await for" is not quite right. You "await" or you "wait for", but not "await for".
    – Monica Cellio
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:07
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    Do you really eagerly await a response to every formal email you send? I know I sure don't.
    – snumpy
    Commented Jun 8, 2011 at 12:46
  • @snumpy yes, I do.
    – tugberk
    Commented Jun 8, 2011 at 21:44
  • How would 'keenly awaiting your response' compare to 'eagerly awaiting'?
    – user2305193
    Commented Jan 15, 2018 at 23:31

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It really depends on how eager you wish to seem. If you don't mind coming off a little strong, it's fine. But you could convey nearly the same level of enthusiasm by simply saying "I look forward to hearing from you." That is only if using eagerly would make you seem too desperate.

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    All true, but depending on context, "eagerly awaiting" might come across as a somewhat impertinent request for promptness (or even any response at all). For example, if you were emailing a senior politician who mightn't have the time or the inclination to respond to every email he gets.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 23:06
  • @FumbleFingers: If I were emailing a senior politician, who works for me, I might just expect him to have the inclination, if not the time, to respond to my emails.
    – Robusto
    Commented Mar 7, 2013 at 14:53
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Yes, this would be acceptable, however I would change it a bit.

I eagerly await your response.

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  • @ham ok now you ruin my day with this answer, officially :s tell me that: from 1 to 10, how badly can a person look like if s/he uses this phrase for like a two month inside informal e-mails? 10 is horrible, 1 is not at all
    – tugberk
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:09
  • Why would you not use this in a formal email?
    – Marcin
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:10
  • Round about 4 actually, 'cos it's likely not many people will actually realise it.
    – Thursagen
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:11
  • Because, it's... not formal? I mean, it's just like saying to the queen "Hey, that dress you are wearing is so cool!". It isn't formal. You'd probably have said," Your attire today is very becoming!"
    – Thursagen
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:14
  • What's informal about "eagerly"? It's not a slang term.
    – Marcin
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:15
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I would say this is completely acceptable. I have used "I await your reply eagerly" in formal letters also, although obviously not when I wanted to be snotty.

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  • @marcin ok now I am confused :s
    – tugberk
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:12
  • Well, it's grammatically incorrect, but the use of "eagerly" is not the problem.
    – Marcin
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:13
  • @Marcin how about I eagerly await your response ? Would that be grammaticality correct?
    – tugberk
    Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 21:15
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    @Marcin: Are you sure about that? Neither adjective position seems at all informal to me...
    – psmears
    Commented Jun 6, 2011 at 13:30
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    @Marcin: On what evidence do you base that certainty? Usually the difference in adverb position between pre-main-verb and sentence-final is one of emphasis - "I'll happily do that" versus "I'll do that happily" - not one of formality. Indeed, in oaths - surely one of the most formal uses there are - forms such as I solemnly swear abound. (The US presidential oath uses this form, as does one version of the UK parliamentary oath of allegiance.)
    – psmears
    Commented Jun 6, 2011 at 21:56

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