just fell into the classic trap of starting an email with "hope you're doing well" and then trying to end the same email with "hope you're doing well"
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idk if it's growing up on IMs or what but i email aggressively casually like opening with Hi not Dear i don't fuck with Sincerely or Regards or whatever but this means when it comes to email lube i have a very limited arsenal of "hope you're doing well" and "thanks!"
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one thing the french got right although i hate it is they went balls out on forced template formality so instead of doing this formal/casual balance shit u can rly just turn ur brain off and throw in some fuckin "veuillez accepter blah blah mes salutations distinguées blah blah"
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I remember memorizing the combinations of these when I studied French. I thought it was annoying at the time but in retrospect it's pretty convenient as it removes all guesswork.pic.twitter.com/118ej5nK5a
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lmao this chart is great i remember in school i thought it was fake language learning bs like how every language textbook is 20 years behind the times and it blew my mind when i realized ppl actually email like this
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in portugal all emails must begin with “most excellent sir/madam” and it’s great
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We use these formulations only for official administration documents or cover letters. With email these are too formal, so we end up questionning our lifes at every email like everyone... Hope you read this tweet with a strong french accent.
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Bien cordialement
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The format was developed by French University students writing home to their parents to show off the fancy grammar and rhetoric they'd learned while begging for more money for beer
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Business French class in college... actually useful
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