I’m sure I’m not the first person to wonder this. But is there some type of etiquette between starting an email with only someone’s name ex: (NAME,) vs. starting with (Hi NAME,) ? Or am I just overthinking it.

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I do (name,) when I’m annoyed with them 😣

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I start with: My Ever Dearest ______,

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Nobody will bat an eye on starting with “Hi OP”, but ive noticed that some people can take “Name,” the wrong way

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I always start with hi or hey. Hey for more informal emails to close colleagues

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Boss move…cut out the greeting. It’s so damn stupid. Just shoot. What do you need to tell me or ask me. Get to the point.

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The first time i email them for the day I say Hi <name>….if I already emailed them or had a chat with them live/call then i just say <name>

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Name is kinda curt

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Just putting the name is curt. Consider: “Hi Robin, could you send me this document?” Vs “Robin, could you send me this document?”

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I prefer to start with the name but if they initiate an email exchange using the "hi name" style then I match them. I find it to be informal and often passive aggressive.

Try, Yo!

I *hate* “hi”, I think on account of seeing it hundreds of times a day in 12 point Calibri.

I personally use “Good <day part in recipient’s location> Name,” and then optionally might skip it on subsequent replies if multiple e-mails are traded in a short amount of time (e-mail ping pong basically)

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