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0 pointsspondylosaurus2y ago0 comments

The way out of this is to make it acceptable to send emails that open with a polite greeting and then just outline their message in bullet points. As long as they're intelligible and not outright rude, emails really don't need to be a writing contest.

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gcoakes2y ago

Is email really like that for other industries? Where I work, the only non-content prose I read or write is the salutation and signature:

``` Hello Bob,

We're observing an issue with X, and I was directed to you by Y as a good point of contact. Do you have any comments on:

1. Some point of interest. 2. ...

There's more info at:

Jira: http://some.site/TICKET-1 Customer Ticket: https://someother.site/1234

Respectfully, <name> ```

spondylosaurusOP2y ago

This is more or less how I write emails, but most of the emails I receive are pretty bloated.

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