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What about the initial email, just dropping the I? I get email like this a lot in the professional world, and for whatever reason I've found myself sensitive t
by mr-ron 12y ago
What about the initial email, just dropping the I? I get email like this a lot in the professional world, and for whatever reason I've found myself sensitive to it:
Dear Dr. Pennebaker:
Was part of your Introductory Psychology class last semester.
Enjoyed your lectures and learned so much. Received an
email from you about doing some research with you.
Would there be a time to come by and talk about this?
Pam
- GrinningFool 12y agoIt has the minor problem of dropping a significant, not-to-be-assumed part of every sentence. I see that commonly in three scenarios: 1) irc 2) from people who learn to write English as a second language 3) from people with whom I have a familiar relationship - generally rendering the pronoun unnecessary.
- mr-ron 12y agoI get it a lot in unsolicited requests and workplace emails. Perhaps as a misguided effort to be more professional. Or a subconscious realization of the topic of the article. An example of an email I got just today: Hi <mr-ron>, Saw your company's ad on a taxi yesterday, checked out your product, and was wondering who you are using for colocation. Regards, <person i will not be responding to>
- GrinningFool 12y agoReally odd. It's always seemed to me that "like", "um", and "uh" were often used as filler words to 'distance' yourself from the thing being discussed. This seems even further in that direction - instead of distancing the author, it removes him entirely from the discussion.
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- jasonwocky 12y agoHah, totally reads like an email my boss would send.
- morgante 12y agoWriting grammatically incorrect emails is probably the lowest status of all.