The world of email is a funny world indeed, full of phrases that you would never under any circumstances say out loud. Case in point: “please reply at your earliest convenience”.
Now, in what is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, people have been sharing what they really mean when using ‘email speak’.
The conversation was prompted by @MsReginaM, who tweeted what she really means when she writes “please advise” in an email (her definition: “BITCH, stop playing with me!”).
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Her tweet prompted others to add to a makeshift and oh-so-sassy glossary of overused email phrases. Prepare to relate, hard.
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1. Thanks for your email
2. Just wanted to touch base.
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3. It has come to my attention.
4. As per my last email.
5. See below.
6. Please advise.
7. I look forward to your timely response.
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8. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
9. Moving forward.
10. Looping in [insert name].
11. In order to set expectations.
12. As previously discussed.
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