email etiquette

Jennifer gets an email message.

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Jennifer: You ever get this kind of message? Just “Please call.”

Jocelyn: Yeah. Sometimes. It’s really impolite.

Jennifer: Impolite?

Jocelyn: Well, if you send a demand like that, it’s good manners to say why. Like “Please call me about the party on Saturday.”

Jennifer: So how do you handle such messages?

Jocelyn: Handle? I just ignore them.

Jennifer: I can’t do that.

Jocelyn: Then send a message back saying, “I’ll call. But what’s it about?”

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