Im saying heres the situation, tell me what to do.. } else if (w.attachEvent) { Your text is being reviewed by one of our Experts.We will notify you when your revision is ready. No one would ever say, Please advise in conversation. So we just print single-sided for them. The phrase that I always hated was make sense? at the end of an email from a former Director. And what should I do next? to me. So, I figured, maybe Im explaining this badly. I agree it is affected, cloying, baby talk etc. 3. Can you please at least acknowledge that you are holding up a thing that the CEO asked for and we are STILL waiting on you?? She could have wrote let me know if you have any questions and I wouldnt have been offended at all. But, I think more often than not thats not the case. Ive been using it to mean HALP, but it seems that in other places its more like Do the thing already! If its someone who works for me, I dont want to be notified of a problem without their thoughts/suggestions/proposed solutions. Otherwise, youd phrase it as a question or request, like, Id appreciate your input on this. In other contexts, obviously, the words are used more literally. Thanks! T eilen Sie mir bitte auch mit, wel che Zahlungsweis e fr Sie gnstig ist - entweder. How do you feel about emails that say, Just wanted to let you know that blah blah blah.? I dont feel bad about it one bit. But that whole make sense? stuff irked me. It only happens rarely, but every once in a while Im asked to email someone about something and I really have no idea what Im doing/what the end goal is, so I put please advise. }; I thought text is edit by machine, but it's real editor.Stunning! 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! Closing your account will prevent you from accessing your past revisions, and you will no longer be eligible for a FREE daily revision. It feels like a power play. I use it a lot when trying to settle an issue between two separate departments or interested parties. 0. Let me introduce myself. Battle #2: people who then reply all to say ZOMG!! I dont know how to line up a potential solution if I dont know what solutions exist, and thats why Im contacting them in the first place. Answer (1 of 20): "Let me know where you're at" "Keep me apprised" "Keep me in the loop" "Keep me informed" "Keep me updated" "Advise me when" "Tell me when something changes" To name a few I have no problem in theory with please advise, but what bothers me is that it often indicates that someone is coming to me expecting me to solve their problem for them. My bosss boss would end certain emails to me with that phrase. Id never use it with a peer, manager, or client whom I interact with frequently, as they are simply more responsive to client needs. At my job, theres generally a designated admin on the approved senders list. I remember coming in that morning to 600+ emails and nearly had a heart attack. Well, to be fair, I was trying to derail his political career. Im more likely to say, Please let me know your thoughts.. 3. If both are wrong then what would be the right thing to say. I supervise a manager who falsified an employee write-up but I dont think she should be fired, getting out of shared intern housing, why are so many executives condescending, and more, interviewer fake-rejected me to see if I would fight for the job. This is the other circumstance where I use Please advise.. When writing an email to a person to get a time to discuss some thing, what would the correct and polite way of writing among the below two. Meeting subject: International Teapot Commerce. I use "let me know" (or "let me know either way") all the time and I've always intended it to mean "by the way, you can say no if you want to". ", Quick and smart, plus is "human-based"! Thank you! Hello Dears. Ok, I know its old but Boss: Theyre all fine, I dont have any real preference. Your feedback helps us improve our service. To contact us using our Shipt app: Tap the account icon.Mar 9, 2020 . Tuesday, 1/25: 2pm - 4pm EST. I frequently use that phrase. Theyre collectively the absolute worst when it comes to following up on e-mails because they never read them. What if it is outside their scope? After that I made sure all her emails had double question marks which probably also would drive some people crazy but I didnt care what she thought at that point and hey I got more responses after that. Hey boss, just an FYI to keep you in the loop, blah blah blah.. I'm definitely trying to be polite! The newbies stopped parking there, problem solved. How do you feel about putting those words in bold instead? Thats what I use when emailing a group. I totally agree. Also updated EXPENSE sheet I would use Please advise where I need a definite answer. So Ive taken to using Thanks, Dana every.single.time. I use Please Advise constantly when I have no idea what the actual question would normally be. Although if I usually stop by to ask a question I always open with, Hi do you have a minute? so they can tell me if its not a great time to drop by and maybe come back five minutes later. Although I would agree that there are worse email offenses. This sounds kind of rude and a little angry to me. I do use IM chats for quick questions. I use it as more of a heads up- I need some input from you. How "don't know" is hurting your data. Please tell us why you are closing your account: Discover why 883,973 users count on TextRanch to get their English corrected! I dont like What do you think? because Im not asking for thoughts or ideas, Im looking for explicit instructions on what to do next. If the person who sends you emails with this is in is known for being demanding and bratty, then you have a problem, and it isnt that they say please advise in their emails. I think the point is that theyre giving you a heads up that they want to talk on the phone and doing you the courtesy of letting you wrap up whatever youre doing before calling them. You know, I think everyones got their pet peeves with email. Please advise. (if you wanted instant notification you could have sent it yourself!) Most people probably don't realize how loaded questions like gender might be on their forms or surveys. You could use for your client, but I don't feel it's needed for your in-company superior (unless you're in a big company and sending to executives). She was ticked, but it did not stop her. I also get gentle reminder emails and never take offense. :) and yes, there are a lot of customary informal misspellings there. FWIW, the overuse of the word like is probably the most annoying Americanism. Hey, just a quick reminder to please send me blah blad by x date. 3 likes. Need to use the refresh button a bit more frequently. 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. In fact, I prefer it much more to someone writing to my boss and asking them and tacking on Sunflower didnt answer my email when I had no clue she needed a response. Is it possible theyre meaning Do you have time for a question? People around here use Can I ask you a question? all the time, and Im perfectly happy to say Nows not a good timecatch me when I break for lunch.. Boss: We need to have Horatio sign it. I dont mean to be condescending or snarky at all, I thought I was being deferentially polite. Please advise is one of a handful of conventions I use to (hopefully) make my emails easier to read, especially if it is necessary to include a lot of detail in the body: Subject line that indicates what the recipient should do with the email FYI, Action required, Question about chocolate teapot spout training, Advice on incorporating milk chocolate in redesigned teapots, etc. Please let me know if you agree likewise. Go make a brand new email for your thing and stop derailing others. Were not children here. Please advise. Which would be annoying. Usually when a situation has gone pear-shaped and I have no clue what to do next. I do appreciate it when people are willing to take context into account, so sometimes an opener that acknowledges, hey, I know youve been working really hard on X so this might have fallen off the radar is appreciated, but I really do want to get you what you need! Man, I cant stand when people use please advise but it is a lot more tolerable if they clearly state in the message specifically what action they want me to take. or call us at (205) 502-2500. I use cheers too, but its OK because Im British :). Im still waiting for the Veeblefetzer Report, Please send it to me ASAP.. The same thing happened at my old job as well! I kinda think its a bit bitch eating crackers myself. I advise that the order is held and you request an investigation. Came to say the exact same thing. In Taiwan, the one that was odd to me was addressing people as dears whether in the email salutation or in person. Do not leave your belongings at the front desk. I feel like I am being summoned. let me know if you didn't or let me know if you don't? Its a little different with messages to customers/clients, of courseyou end up using more formality there. This. I think we could write Please let me know which you prefer or What do you think? and offend nobody. At other jobs you wouldve gotten some serious side-eye for that phrase. In the past, some researchers thought that if they did not include "don't know" options, they were forcing respondents to make choices about something they had no opinion about. 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. Some appreciate it so they dont have to take 30 minutes to craft a reply to me. ", This a great. I never mind it. Im literally just giving a reminder, no qualification needed. Just a reminder that I needed X when you get a chance. Please advise. Or How do I save a word file? That irritates me too. Itd be a big category. I lay out my problem and then say please advise meaning I am so lost can you please help me navigate this so I dont look like a complete idiot, I will admit, there was a time or two when please advise meant you and I have gone back and forth on this and you insisted on your way and it did not work, so what do you want to do now?. Its directly asking for exactly what the writer wants, so its by definition not passive aggressive. It is a way of warning people to stay in the order they came. I used to find it irritating and then people I work with started using it more so there was no point in being irritated. person: call me at (phone number) . Ive used just bumping this to the top of your inbox! before, but only with people who I know are pretty chill and arent going to interpret it as you clearly dont know how to manage your workload so please let me nag you. i especially like using it when i need help and ive always thought of it as kind of polite way to ask for help, likely from how i was introduced to it. Sort it! 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. It totally fell out of favor in the UK (and never did come over to the US or Canada), but because of timing, it remained a popular phrase in Indian English. Its quite amazing. Could you at least answer me so I know the Chicago office has not been wiped out in a zombie apocalypse or other natural disaster? would not have gone over well. 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