email etiquette

[Lifelong Supporter]

Thanks

thanks.. made me smile, which is helpful right now !!!

 

[Brighton TID]

you would hate my partners job, she is an account and works in the music industry... she showed me an e mail sent to her last weekend it started

"Yo dude,

wheres my expenses

peace

The drummer

I like the " peace" sign off.

Peace

TID

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I usually sign off with "Thnaks and regards"

And yes, that is a deliberate typo above because 9 times out of 10 that is what I usually end up typing

You think YOU'VE got sign off typo problems? Try being called Ross with the 'T' right next to the 'R' on the keyboard

 

[soistes]

People, how do you start your emails? People who write 'Hi' should be removed from society with immediate affect, or at least deported to America.

Similarly, the sycophantics who sign off with 'Kind Regards', make me sick.

Yours,

Brighton TID

Like you, I used to hate getting emails that start "Hi..." especially from people who don't know me, but I'm pretty much resigned to it having become the norm. In fact it used to annoy me so much that I set a filter on my outlook account which automatically sent any email that started "Hi [my name]" directly to the spam folder, but after a while realised that most of my emails were ending up there (which had some advantages).

So I now accept it as the norm, and it doesn't bother me that much, but I still never do it myself, because it just feels slightly cringy or American starting a written message with "Hi...".

When I'm writing an email myself, if it's someone I know well, I don't bother with Dear, Hi, hello or anything, but just go straight into the body of the message, and put my name at the end.

If I don't know them well or if it needs to be more formal for some reason, I use "Dear ..." just as I would in a letter.

 

[Worthingite]

Ahoy hoy Brighton TID,

Is this any better?

Peace out dawg
Worthingite

 

[wellquickwoody]

No, its just with letter writing, there have been rules laid down for centuries, eg start with "Dear Mr (name)", and therefore, sign off with "Yours sincerely,").

With email, it seems to be a free for all and the kids seem to be leading the way with their bollox speak.

As much as I want to agree with you, I don't. It is an email, not a letter. If it were a letter I would be more formal.

It used to be the case that an email was not considered to be a legally binding document, only an attachment within it, probably changed now.

 

[British Grenadier]

People, how do you start your emails? People who write 'Hi' should be removed from society with immediate affect, or at least deported to America.

Similarly, the sycophantics who sign off with 'Kind Regards', make me sick.

Yours,

Brighton TID

Hi Brighton TID,

You have me angry enough to log in to point out that you should have use the noun "effect" and not the verb "affect".

This is far worse than worrying about what salutation should be used in an electronic mail.

Yours and shit.

Someone you don't know. Probably.

 

[Brighton TID]

Hi Brighton TID,

You have me angry enough to log in to point out that you should have use the noun "effect" and not the verb "affect".

This is far worse than worrying about what salutation should be used in an electronic mail.

Yours and shit.

Someone you don't know. Probably.

That's fine BG. I really don't mind people pulling me up for grammatical errors. In all honesty though, in your post I possibly would have gone for the past tense on your use of the word " use".

Peace
TID

 

[British Grenadier]

D'oh!

Touche!

 

[Spicy]

Then I must confess to sometimes being a sycophant who should be deported with immediate effect. How do you feel about people who point out typographical errors?

I am a sycophant too and quite often it gets me what I want.

 

[Brighton TID]

As much as I want to agree with you, I don't. It is an email, not a letter. If it were a letter I would be more formal.

It used to be the case that an email was not considered to be a legally binding document, only an attachment within it, probably changed now.

Yes, I know emails are not letters, although I do believe they are now legally binding. My point was at one time, for good or bad, things like letter writing were taught at school, everyone knew where they stood.
With emails, its a free for all.
Emails take the mid ground between sending a letter and actually speaking to someone, face to face or on the phone. In my work, I've seen some frankly very poor emails from very highly qualified graduates. Nobody seems to be showing them how it's done, at any level.

 

[Goldstone1976]

You have me angry enough to log in to point out that you should have use the noun "effect" and not the verb "affect".

That's fine BG. I really don't mind people pulling me up for grammatical errors. In all honesty though, in your post I possibly would have gone for the past tense on your use of the word " use".

It is because of exchanges such as these that I rarely point out typographical errors. Except in post #3 of this thread of course.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I knew someone who ended up on a racial harassment charge at work for writing an email to two people both called Mohammed simply by starting the email "Mohammeds"

I tend to prefer the "Hi" coz its quick and easy - people who use "Good Morning" and I get round to reading it either after lunch or in the evening have made a gross assumption right from the start - I become totally suspicious of all else written in the message.

To end, with work emails, I'm usually asking for information, advice or for someone to do something so use "Many thanks"

Where I'm providing news or information I use either "Best wishes" (informal) or "Regards" (formal).

For very informal, I may even sign off "Simples"

 

[maltaseagull]

People, how do you start your emails? People who write 'Hi' should be removed from society with immediate affect, or at least deported to America.

Similarly, the sycophantics who sign off with 'Kind Regards', make me sick.

Yours,

Brighton TID

Hi,

What used to annoy me when working in Malta was the use of kindly rather than please.

So kindly bugger off.

Kind Regards,

Maltaseagull

 

[BN9 BHA]

I think 'Hi' and 'Kind regards' are the rules for emails.

Agreed, if you are a TEENAGER.

Ha, ha how many teenagers have you heard saying " kind regards " I'm sure those words don't feature in most teenagers world, let alone in an email.