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It's just standard etiquette. I was taught to write emails like letters, starting with "Dear Someone" and ending by signing my name. Both parts are redundant, b
by roryokane 16y ago
It's just standard etiquette. I was taught to write emails like letters, starting with "Dear Someone" and ending by signing my name. Both parts are redundant, but I guess it's supposed to make the email seem more personal. I agree that it's generally a waste of time, but I can't predict if the recipient would be offended if I left those parts out, so I usually put them in.
- Zak 16y agoNobody ever taught me to write emails, so I never got in a habit like that. I don't suppose there's any way to know if anybody has been offended by my email style, but I think I'd judge anyone who was not worth talking to. This is why I'm not in sales.
- bradleyland 16y agoEmail is an interesting beast. Most threads I'm involved in start out very formal with the requisite 'Dear So-and-so' at the beginning and some sort of formal-ish signature. But by the third back and forth, most people abandon the formalities and start signing with just their name, or not at all. I prefer not to have to bother, as it has been noted, my full name and email appear in the mail headers, and I use proper top quoting format whenever possible.