Which is a lot, because I think its a super useful phrase. Some dont want to take any responsibility. I alwaya say friendly reminder. If necessary it becomes friendly but urgent! To me, its off puttingly brusque to say, reminder, I need this by friday, or your veeblefitz report is late, I need it asap. But then, Im from the Say-outh, where we use lots of words to hide displeasure. Agreed. Thank you. or Hi, just following up if X and Y has been done yet? How "don't know" is hurting your data. Yeah, its annoying to me for that reason, too. Or let someone else unemployed for months have your job instead? But not only would I be ok implying that Im telling my boss what to do, but I do that regularly. That is why I asked the OP if there were more issues at play in this office. This is a kind phrase, as you are politely ensuring their comfort, while also offering any further assistance if deemed necessary. But if my boss asks me to remind another professor, Im going to be inclined to put on kid gloves. Given the general horrid state of business email etiquette in general, I find it difficult to complain about any word usage that begins with please. Doesnt everyone? ooooo! I also get please do the needful and gentle reminder. Please advise. What did you get done?: Oh, just the needful.. On can ask questions in an email and never get a reply, so I make sure they realize I expect a reply. I had a co-worker who would do that! See a translation 1 like Highly-rated answerer Yom 17 Jul 2017 Korean @OldGeezer Thank you for your help! Its not unreasonable to say that stuff, except for Can I ask you a question? because (a) YOU JUST DID, and (b) I am categorically unallowed to tell you you cant ask! I wonder what would happen if you just said no to Can I ask you a question for a few days. (I am so immature. The addition of please advise feels demanding and bratty and of course redundant. This means that you can drop the adverb "please" and simply use "let me know if you need any help" instead. Oh, of course. Because if this meeting is all about you asking me about something and Im totally unprepared for it, I will just say, I will have to look that up and get back to you some other time. and you will have just wasted everyones time. Ive searched your blog for some advice on the use of the words please advise and what I found was that a large number of people who pose questions to you use these exact words at the end of their question. Leave this page open, and your corrected text will appear as soon as it's ready! Thank you !! Or someone is just trying to convey some type of information to a group of people using intermediaries so they dont have to micromanage every department like the district manager to the dept. }; (I got that salutation a lot from coworkers in my office but rarely from folks in other offices.) Yikes, I learned to do this when I worked in a law firm and often end emails this way. I have had people say thanks for all you do, which is really nice once in a while. Yeah, Ive used it when I feel like there is a big complicated tangle of a situation and Im having trouble writing a concise question about it. Hell routinely ask me to send external invites for him, then 5 minutes later follow up with something like Has Bob accepted yet? Yes, when I read this question, my first thought was that I use it as sort of a sign-off after having gotten deeply into details. Would prefer a steel guide rod. if you so wish. With a little picture of Puss in Boots from Shrek, holding his hat and with The Eyes. let me know your favorite. 1 The New York Times My peeve is no subject line Our HR generalist pretty much NEVER uses one in her all-employee emails, and often her emails are just a pdf with no explanation of their content (usually a flyer of some event) so I have to download it to see if its anything at all relevant to me. That one bothers me, too! She did not understand what I was talking about. If I was having the chocolate tea pot situation I would write, "Please let me know which option you prefer." I feel like more time is wasted when people try to save time on words and instead use "please advise". I also find that, when replying all, it helps to specifically address the people who need to take some sort of action or provide an answer. Like better But Americans are more likely to use the phrase "likebetter" when talking. Theyve usually established themselves as ineffective and rude, and in those cases, nothing they say will be not-annoying :), Yes! If I put FYI instead, they know they dont need to reply to me. However, I also think that in many cases, people like to use fancier language in writing because they think it makes them look smarter or more professional or something. Yes the way it grates on me is when I get a message that says please advise, I take time to actually give a suggestion or remedy, and then either hear nothing or find out that they did whatever they wanted anyway without actually listening to my advice. For awhile, I used Ten-four! with another manager as kind of a joke to let her know I got a message, but it doesnt really work with everyone. I dont think you do actually need a closer every time, whether you mean a final sentence or something more like sincerely. Especially with people in the same office, and especially when it gets deep into an email exchange, I see a lot of messages like this: And thats the whole message, and nobody thinks its rude, because those two people have already emailed each other 20 times that day and theyre not bothering with Dear Jane and Sincerely anymore, or a sum-up sentence at the end or anything. 3. Please let me know when it is complete. Id go for something like, Id appreciate your help in this matter. I use please advise or let me know. I want the recipient to know I need a response and that it is not just an fyi. Unfortunately, if I dont use those phrases, I dont get an answer/response. Happily, havent dealt with please advise outside of corresponding with legal counsel. But dont you need to reply all with a request to be removed from a group email? Because of this, I loathe the phrase please advise and refuse to use it. Terrible. The call me is a little short. Are you available/free on Friday, let's say** 9 a.m.? Our admin has been sending these long, complicated emails. Being a defense agency, an acronym was created: V/r. To be fair they can just put Agenda to follow, but none of the invites I receive had any follow-up agenda sent. If my calls and emails have been ignored, I will politely include this phrase. I guess they could say, Can I help the person who is next? But that, while grammatical, still sounds odd. Yes. the people who are secretly working multiple full-time jobs from home, future manager is a bigoted jerk, boss hasnt paid me back, and more, weekend open thread February 18-19, 2023. ), Oh, and our organization likes to close emails with Very Respectfully. I love Please advise and use it without a second thought where appropriate. It feels like I am being asked for my expertise, my opinion, my knowledge. you made this easier,thanks or something similar. 0. The editors' comments are helpful and the customer service is amazing. This whole discussion is fascinating to me, because at my current job please advise is used a lot. (examples of why/how this will happen). :). The sender writes anyway and says I need to put in the order for either blue and green enamel for next months collector teapot and Jane told me she didnt know. (Probably including every time Ive written in.). It's the best online service that I have ever used! So basically, get over yourself and please advise. + Read the full interview, I sometimes wonder if my English expressions make sense clearly and TextRanch helps me a lot in such cases. All I can do it explain what the issue is and what our end need is, and ask them what our possible options are. I often use it with my boss or MOR to get their advice i.e. I do use IM chats for quick questions. About half my relatives are from the South, and Ive never heard any of them use this phrase in anything other than a sincere way. A complete search of the internet has found these results: Please let me know which one you preferis the most popular phrase on the web. Ill confess to using please advise in place of certain expletives. 8. And of course I understand and noted in my OP that other English speaking nations use slang that is different from ours and sounds perfectly normal to them just as ours sounds annoying. However, the flight I was supposed to send it on was cancelled. I counted 154 times in one period. Or something to that effect. I guess what I am trying to convey is "if you email back saying no I'm not going to be upset or start arguing with you". If you feel the organization is still interested in my application, please let me know as soon as possible and we can discuss how best to move forward. Just had an email saying another comment had been left. That doesnt go away when its something that needs to be considered at a higher level. Thanks!. It has become something that is passed on from one new person to another. I agree it is annoying to listen to. Far better then the AI tools", This website is fantastic. (Hope this helps really means - now leave me alone [or something like that].) Thank you.. I almost never use it but I did a couple of weeks ago, because Hello? Please advise. (if you wanted instant notification you could have sent it yourself!) I have also heard children use sleeps, as in only 3 sleeps till my birthday.. Get your English checked! Came to say the exact same thing. Seriously I dont get why this people have to dig through their archives to start a new topic instead of simply clicking New Message. Me too. Cause Im in Scotland, I can occasionally get away with wee reminder instead.I usually go with this is your 2nd reminder or maybe this is a reminder that the deadline for x is _, Coming from some people gentle reminder is scowl-inducing but wee reminder is great :). Im more likely to say, Please let me know your thoughts.. Im not religious and Im certainly not a Scientologist but the one thing they got right is that they insist that people know what a word means. I do this too most of the time! If you want a man to treat you like a priority, you have got to prioritize yourself. For example, I can write, "The doctor advised me about taking supplements" or "I advised him to eliminate the angry tone in his writing." Some usage experts accept advise in place of inform or tell. } else if (w.attachEvent) { My current manager is really fond of the smiley faces in outlook, so I have a rule button that replies to messages with just a smiley face. By describing the problem and outlining the requested solution, the rest of your email is already telling me to do the needful. If I didnt have please advise to fall back on, Id have to quit my job. So I dont always like assuming there are a limited number of solutions. So we just print single-sided for them. Not many of them are productive or helpful ones. Ive actually built a macro into our corporate chat program where I type (512 and it expands into (512) 123-4567 or tell me your # and Ill call you. And what should I do next? to me. let me know if you didn't or let me know if you don't? They are rarely, if ever, able to clearly articulate their reason(s) and at that point, I ask them to please refrain from using it in communicating with me. Well, this post has made me accept that at any given time Im probably using an email line that makes the recipient want to punch me in the face. Traducciones en contexto de "Please let me know if you prefer" en ingls-espaol de Reverso Context: Please let me know if you prefer to not have a border. Example Sentences for Step 1 We would like you to know how much we have appreciated serving you this past year. 1) Using the royal we when clearly asking for a specific person in the group to help. If there's anything you need at all, just. I do it a lot too. The worst manager I ever had was constantly misinterpreting my text and she kept claiming that I was sending angry emails. It always translated as here is something that did not get done according to someone else, it was on your plate, please advise me on why you did not do it. I invariably had to respond with here is what I did last month, this is when I sent the information, this is when I tried to contact that person and got no response, gosh its oily under this bus. (okay, the last bit was merely implied). There was another word that was used differently than standard American English was it something like presently instead of soon? Well, its one example. One of my coworkers has it as part of her signature. I would like to give some of that advice to the current staff that I manage. Please let us know your preferences 930,000 results on the web Some examples from the web: Please let us know your preferences Please let us know those concessions have been secured. I use it as more of a heads up- I need some input from you. I have since found it an excellent catch-all phrase for any occasion. TIA! which was infuriating. If anyone is taking routine email language as demanding and bratty etc., its on them. Hmm, please let me know how to proceed seemed more formal and curt to me. so once they agree to speak, i send the email to all the speakers with all the additional tasks, and say thank you in advance, as an acknowledgement of all the things i just told them to do. Its politely collaborative. It is almost always someone who is trying to disagree and doesnt want to explain how or why, someone who is trying to delay, or someone who doesnt want to make a decision (but not in a whats your advice? way, more in a I dont want to deal with this way). Not much different than clothing. So you took the time so send an email to tell me to call you and thats easier than just picking up the phone and calling me yourself? It openly pisses people off. One day I went in to talk to her about a security issue. ", Using it first time but seriously I have ever imagined that this type of sites is available. To me the gentle reminder reads as Pease dont be mad at me, but I need to remind you of [xyz]., How about friendly reminder? Thats exactly how it strikes me. I never mind it. That irritates me too. This is what I generally do. I disagree. If using Please advise gets you that upset to spend paragraphs complaining about it, it sounds like you need a serious vacation. It was impossible not to notice. My brain says this when reading it: You just asked me a question. Im hoping you have more important things to worry about. Consider following us @archetype_origins on Instagram for more content, we post on a regular basis. Please Advise.. EllieH Me too. But I dont think Ive ever used it on top of an already asked question rather, it IS the question. No, its not just related to Aspergers! 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