Least favorite frequently used e-mail expression (example: I’ll circle back...or...let’s table that).

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Thx (just write the whole damn word out)

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M2: Many thx

“Let’s table it for now”. To me, a table is a central meeting location where everyone gets together. Imagine sitting together for a meeting and someone puts something on the table. Intuitively, shouldn’t it mean to talk about what was just placed in front of you? It makes literally no sense why the “tabling it” would mean to talk about it later. Something more intuitive would be to “shelf it” for now. Just my 2 cents

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I’m sorry but British English has it right -

table (v.) in parliamentary sense, 1718, originally "to lay on the (speaker's) table for discussion," from table (n.). But in U.S. political jargon it has the sense of "to postpone indefinitely" (1866). Related: Tabled; tabling

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“Thanks in advance”

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I used to write that all the time when I was still green. Now it pisses me off 🤣

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Let’s take it offline

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Came here to say this too!!!

“Per my previous email.”

😒

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Just shuddered

By way of introduction

Dude how far is the stick up your ass

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“Hi, I’m...”

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Friendly Reminder

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My blood pressure just rose reading this

“High level” I hate that. And people use it differently. Also “a lot of moving parts” means you don’t understand something.

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“Another amazing job”
“Couldn’t have done it without you”
“You’re Deloitte’s number 1 asset. Please never leave us”
etc.

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You’re the best

“don’t burn the midnight oil”

Which usually means, burn the midnight oil.

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Pls

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“I hope this email finds you well”

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“Many thanks” “Well received”

Let’s not boil the ocean, aka shut the fuck up and let’s stick to the topics we planned to discuss

emojis in the emails from Staff

I don’t use emojis unless I really like working with the person

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