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By coincidence, the passive-aggressive "Thanks in advance" is also the one I'm most likely to report spam on.
by mmahemoff 5y ago
By coincidence, the passive-aggressive "Thanks in advance" is also the one I'm most likely to report spam on.
- mcbishop 5y agoYeah, it feels manipulative. If I do reply, I'm more likely to be curt.
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- another-dave 5y agoI presume that's to short-circuit the whole… – "Can you send me the foo report?" – "Sure here it is" – "Thanks" – "No worries" If someone says 'thanks in advance', I presume it's to soften the lack of reply so I don't think it's rude. Also means I don't need to acknowledge their thanks email & we can move it from a 4 email conversation to a 2 email one. Between colleagues that are already dealing with a lot of email I'm all in favour. (Assuming I already have a decent relationship with this person)