And please let me know when his lawyer gets here. When I see it, I always remind myself that, irritating though that phrase is, the writers proficiency in English is much better than my proficiency in the writers native language. And there are times where I think I know the answer but I want to see if I have options. where a I truly dont know what to do, please help me is completely warranted. Yes, this is how I use please advise. Trust me, you cannot stop people from asking! Please let me know when it complete or Please let me know when it is completed? I didnt expect so many people in the comments to agree with the OP but here we are. Too much time in food service, probably. We realize that we have likely missed some great companies, so please let us know if we missed you. I agree it is affected, cloying, baby talk etc. I feel like I am being summoned. Before she became manager, wed had a jail escapee steal one of the staff cars. You need to say, at the end of the sentence, what it is you want both of you do. Did we actually want to purchase this item? On many email systems, IT folks can lock down the major email lists with a restriction on who can send emails to them. If its someone who works for me, I dont want to be notified of a problem without their thoughts/suggestions/proposed solutions. . I write that, too. I work with someone who uses thoughts? a lot. I guess Im being somewhat oversensitive because Ive had several employees in the past who drove me CRAZY with constantly dumping issues in my lap and never trying to bring solutions. I think it is more to the point to mix up your word choice, dont lean on one phrase or word excessively. I also tend to work in industries where if someone wants to make it known that they are upset, they will be a lot more blatent about it than saying Please advise.. It was never a genuine question. Editors on TextRanch are super helpful! In fact I just searched my emails for please advise and 99% of them (250 results since July/August-ish last year) were from this guy! Nobody sits there and thinks Okay, how can I let them know that I really need to hear back from them on this? They just type Please advise. This is what language is all about, really. similar ( 8 ) Let me know your thoughts and advice below. + Read the full interview, I love TextRanch because of the reliable feedback. Its sort of a crowd control thing. w.onload = loader; I just went around her because it was quicker and easier. Is there a long term way to get people to stop giving us unsolicited sales calls? You are incredibly annoying and childish. So please research and advise because a go to phrase that kept things short and they knew exactly what I meant. or Please let us know your thoughts on this.? And I never, ever, raised an issue or sent an email to that manager again. Because it's a special occasions. Im having a problem with this and Im not sure what to ask for but this is what we need. Is it annoying? Please let me know what to do.. 2. I dot: Thoughts? for that. On that note, I also hate Thanks in advance. so if I suddenly decide Im not doing this for you, will you be sending another email revoking that thanks, then? I think this might be part of why I dont have a problem with it. Want to hear the craziest email pet peeve? OP needs to chill. I do this too quite often. I would like to give some of that advice to the current staff that I manage. plz advise. The curse of e-mail is that its often so hard to communicate empathy succinctly anyway. There was no history of bleeding; stool sample was negative for occult blood. FWIW, the overuse of the word like is probably the most annoying Americanism. E.g, the change request you sent me is asking for A and B. Also, I use it when responding to others who have requested info from me. } else { Thats probably my own bias, though. I dont need to be reminded in the next sentence to please advise. (examples of why/how this will happen). If I have to remind you more than once youre probably on my nerves more than I am on yours. If you're on the conservative side, you may want to just take my word for it. Example from today: Good morning SARA!! But sometimes the reason people say it is because there are line-jumpers. That way, I hope, people know why theyre on the email and if they need to respond back. Drugs are bad. It does havea slightly more formal feel to it than I prefer, but its not like the horrid and condescending gentle reminder.. I think overall people have a hard time getting tone correct when reading emails. So Ive taken to using Thanks, Dana every.single.time. But it does feel like theres a need to end the email with what youre looking for. I admit Ive never heard of this interpretation of that closing. When I get one from someone who is difficult or needy, I definitely do a bitch eating crackers face at the email. For example, assume there is a question about how satisfied you are with your current car. Please advise, is much more concise than the alternative of listing all the options out. 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 And then ask me the question. Personally, I tend to say something like Let me know, thanks! or Can you please let me know? when indicating I need a response and Im not ending with an obvious question. give you my account number) or a check issued in favor of my person. is not business-like as you said. Example Sentences for Step 1 We would like you to know how much we have appreciated serving you this past year. :D I would use Please advise where I need a definite answer. Just thought maybe you should be aware that this is happening. but Please Advise means all of those things. But I think I mean more did I explain that in a way that makes sense than are you smart enough to understand this. And then there are of course the people who reply all to say, hey, it will be posted, stop asking and then the inevitable please remove me from this list.. People with professional degrees should be required to take email etiquette classes, too. I get those a lot. Serve the menfolk first? That doesnt go away when its something that needs to be considered at a higher level. Well, except when someone isnt responding. Me: OK, Ill pick some and have a draft for you to review next week. So I dont always like assuming there are a limited number of solutions. I do this too most of the time! Of course I fixed my husband a plate when he was seeing to the kids, or otherwise engaged but otherwise, why would a man not fix his own dang plate. Some additional . Just this morning I had to send out a second reminder to someone about turning in something that should have been turned in two weeks ago. Plus I like telling people what to do. Thank you !! This is the other circumstance where I use Please advise.. On the scale of things that bother me about emails, this is way, way down the list (and honestly I hadnt even given it specific thought until I saw this post), but I dont really like it. Answer (1 of 21): It's grammatically fine but meaningless. It looks smart to they forward the email and pass the phrase down Jacobs Ladder. When I worked in customer-facing roles in retail and food service, I much preferred looking the next person in line in the eye and saying something like, Step on up. Theres something about the tone of it that feels too deferential or uncertain to me. 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. ? I had a coworker that used to ignore my emails about half the time so one day I asked her why. The issue is that they want to find a delicate way, which implies I dont think you can handle a straightforward mention that Im still waiting on this. The desire to more delicate than that is what grates. can I compare attending college to working a full-time job in my cover letter? I never mind it. Traducciones en contexto de "Please let me know if you prefer" en ingls-espaol de Reverso Context: Please let me know if you prefer to not have a border. i think if aam has taught me anything, its that you can never be 100% sure of anything when it comes to interacting with other people. Im surprised too. Uh oh. 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. Hell routinely ask me to send external invites for him, then 5 minutes later follow up with something like Has Bob accepted yet? For example if a person has not done something huge, dont tell them they did. I have no clue and no inclination to do anything else. please advise as a declarative statement instead of a question is almost always used passive-aggressively. Thats how I use it too. I require has a very different feel to me from I need I require implies that dang it, I need this and you better give it to me. Let me introduce myself. If both are wrong then what would be the right thing to say. Or they are new and still learning the ropes? As you read through them ask yourself two simple questions: 1. if (w.addEventListener) { will also work. Also, just the sheer volume of email I got made it necessary to adopt some kind of triage system, and people who plainly asked for what they wanted from me always got priority. And grammatically speaking, not all requests for a response have to be phrased as a question. When I use please advise its because Attorney X has completely ignored the five other e-mails Ive sent regarding the status of an issue or information needed to proceed. } else if (w.attachEvent) { Remember to use a valid email address. But if they are generally fine as coworkers, then youre better off not reading into how ever they phrase their emails. Time. Just hope that boss doesnt respond with yes. And nothing else. ", I love how the editors make my work so much better. In which case my (uncensored) answer would be Yes is not an answer/an option. Its the opposite of passive aggressive its direct. Clearly Im gong to advise you dont tell me how to do my job. sleeps is possibly an Aussie thing? The phrase always brings her to mind. :). Seriously I dont get why this people have to dig through their archives to start a new topic instead of simply clicking New Message. I wouldnt mind that at all. Came to say the exact same thing. Oh, of course. TechCrunch. Leave this page open, and your corrected text will appear as soon as it's ready! My screen said zero comments when I posted that. Just had an email saying another comment had been left. Im pretty sure all 200,000 plus employees at my company use it regularly! They also might just be doing it out of habit, or because they learned it from someone more senior earlier in their careers. 0. Can I help anyone? versus Who was next? But that is definitely a personal preference issue. I like it because they might actually need something before they complete and return the thing I need; if not, its a memory jog that doesnt automatically assume theyre not on the ball. Can I help the next person in line? is much better. Sometimes on emails its unclear whether its just an FYI or something I need a response on. Request you to note the dates and let us know the way forward. This is the sixth call this week that Ive had from someone selling architectural features. One of our experts will correct your English. I use it for senior co-workers when Ive been instructed by my supervisor to ask them to take action on a project. Passive-aggressive or something. My boss does that same thing, but she puts the most random words in all caps, and puts everything on an individual line. I hate it when someone comes to me and just says here are three options, which do you want? without providing any of their thoughts on it. Im not crazy about please adviseits a vague and strangely worded requestbut at least its a request! (We know people are not a statistic, so please let us know about any mistakes). } If someone whos not approved to send emails to the list has a legitimate reason to send out an email to everyone, that person can contact the relevant admin, who will vet the request and then send it on to everyone if its deemed appropriate. OMG yes please do the needful makes me stabby. (they also talk about how many sleeps it will be until they do this or that which to me is cloying baby talk but then so is brekky, prezzie and many other phrases the British are fond of. 3. Instead, we head to a conference room for almost all phone calls. Makes my blood boil. Agreed. If I was having the chocolate tea pot situation I would write, Please let me know which option you prefer. I feel like more time is wasted when people try to save time on words and instead use please advise. There is no cost to keep your TextRanch account, and we store all of your past revisions in a secure and private manner. How do you feel about putting those words in bold instead? I use Please advise (and have taken it from others in the same grain in which I use it) more along the lines of I am not moving forward with any of this until you have your input on the matter. Maybe Ive been annoying folks all along without even knowing it. -All commissions are posted to my socials and my portfolio - if you would prefer it not to be, you must mention this before I submit the artwork to you. Do something with it.. Me too. Use plain language. Please let us know your preferences is the most popular phrase on the web. So now I have a bit of a visceral reaction to that one. It would if they had already asked the questions and this was just a gentle reminder.. I hire people to know their jobs and make decisions. We had a parking procedure in place for a long time that the last person out the door at midnight parked in a specific spot where the security camera could see that person leave the building, walk to their car, and get in. Sending The flight I was supposed to send this on is cancelled. Its shorthand for I acknowledge that Im asking a lot of you, and I am really grateful that you are doing this especially since Im not paying you and its probably a big inconvenience. We also offer the option to contact us using our Shipt app! What date/time is most suitable/convenient for you? But dont you need to reply all with a request to be removed from a group email? Its just that, were putting covers on ALL TPS reports now. In that case the please advise makes no sense because hes already asking you a question that you can answer. We have x cost on the system. Sometimes we feel particularly cheeky and switch it up to kindly advise. 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. Its funny, because to me, Please advise means exactly the same thing as Id appreciate your input on this. It really is a Know Your Office thing, I guess. Aaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh! For some reason, it gets the point across to her that we need certain information now, not later or not ever, *the time between Lucy pulling the football away as he tries to kick it and before he hits the ground knowing that she DID IT AGAIN. what the hell? Please tell us why you want to close your account: Fast corrections and brief feedback from a human editor. Sometimes I close with thanks for reading. I find it offensive and passive-aggressive. I mean, we all have our pet peeves, but deciding that someone is a rude jerk based on a single turn of phrase just seems unnecessary. I dealt with a lot of rebate payments at old job and the reason certain accounts might be delinquent/unpaid was due to a variety of reasons such as items not qualifying, reporting problems, contract renegotiation so what I thought was due truly wasnt but I didnt have current documentation on hand, invoices making the report but some sort of tallying error causing a short pay, already paid but reported for the wrong customer, etc. I use please advise or let me know. I want the recipient to know I need a response and that it is not just an fyi. Unfortunately, if I dont use those phrases, I dont get an answer/response. I mean, intellectually, I agree with everyone whos said youre overthinking this. But I cant STOP overthinking it and want to know why Im overthinking it to begin with. Even when theyre like, There are many things to get upset about, but this doesnt strike me as a hill worth dieing on. Thats what I envisioned, too, because its what I see. ;)", So good. I have to admit Im looped in on a lot of emails that make me think, Uhhhh . Write Your Letter Step-by-Step 1 Express your gratitude for the customer's business. (I am a webmaster for many sites at my University, and a lot of times people from a department want me to do something to their site that is in conflict with ADA compliance/branding initiative/common sense, so if they dont take no for an answer when I explain why we cant do it that way, I bring in another person of influence, like my boss or someone in charge of university-level site compliance, or the persons own department chair, etc., and then explain the request, the problem with the request, and explain that Im trying to resolve the matter. 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. Could we meet on Tuesday instead?" Who cares if someone writes please advise, I honestly doubt they are including it to annoy you. 1) Using the royal we when clearly asking for a specific person in the group to help. I dont use that often, but when I do its because people occasionally read past the question parts of emails or respond to 1 out of the 2 things I need them to answer. There's no difference in meaning, but the former is a bit formal and the latter is more common and informal in everyday speech. More popular! Work days are long enough without added stuff. I wouldnt ever want to imply that Im telling my boss what to do. Thanks in advance! is less annoying to me than please and thank you. This is a kind phrase, as you are politely ensuring their comfort, while also offering any further assistance if deemed necessary. But I dont think Ive ever used it on top of an already asked question rather, it IS the question. She simply could not comprehend that we had a procedure in place Im guessing because she did not put it in place herself. We all have to remember that our way is not the only way. But they wont articulate any of those things you just have to guess. This is surprising to me that people are offended by please advise. I see it as completely neutral. Well, often the reminder (friendly, gentle, otherwise) is for something totally annoying and bureaucratic, which no one wants to deal with, which is why they didnt respond in the first place. Please advise lets the recipients know that they are to pass on a certain piece of information that they should already have a previous understanding of to certain other people of interest without the risk of contamination by outside sources. Me, too. Please let me know what options you have in the $20 range. 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