Comments on: The Twelve Worst Business Email Etiquette Mistakes Ever http://askthemanager.com/2008/08/worst-business-etiquette-mistakes-ever/ Leadership Development & Management Training Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim http://askthemanager.com/2008/08/worst-business-etiquette-mistakes-ever/#comment-87749 Jim Tue, 11 May 2010 23:48:20 +0000 http://askthemanager.com/?p=72#comment-87749 Here is another misuse from your article: It’s not just email programs that create limits on what someone can receive. All of the editors at AskTheManager.com use wireless CDMA cards from cell phone providers on our laptops. These cards enable speeds about twice that of dial up, which means large attachments can literally crush you when you’re sitting at the airport trying to access email. If you are "literally" crushed, you are probably dead, and thus not able to write anything more. Here is another misuse from your article:

It’s not just email programs that create limits on what someone can receive. All of the editors at AskTheManager.com use wireless CDMA cards from cell phone providers on our laptops. These cards enable speeds about twice that of dial up, which means large attachments can literally crush you when you’re sitting at the airport trying to access email.

If you are “literally” crushed, you are probably dead, and thus not able to write anything more.

]]> By: david http://askthemanager.com/2008/08/worst-business-etiquette-mistakes-ever/#comment-87740 david Tue, 11 May 2010 19:11:59 +0000 http://askthemanager.com/?p=72#comment-87740 One not only has to use spell-checker, but to realize it won't get the misused word such as to for too, their for there or commonly your for you're...as these are spelled correctly and no spell checker will point them out. Some grammar checkers give the wierdest options to what you said, totally out of context for the meaning, so they can't always be trusted either. I have to read mine all of the time as I am apparently a dyslexic typist I put letters in a word in th ewrong order or type spaces where one isn't needed or desired. Such as the "th e" in the last sentence. One not only has to use spell-checker, but to realize it won’t get the misused word such as to for too, their for there or commonly your for you’re…as these are spelled correctly and no spell checker will point them out. Some grammar checkers give the wierdest options to what you said, totally out of context for the meaning, so they can’t always be trusted either.
I have to read mine all of the time as I am apparently a dyslexic typist I put letters in a word in th ewrong order or type spaces where one isn’t needed or desired. Such as the “th e” in the last sentence.

]]> By: TheManager http://askthemanager.com/2008/08/worst-business-etiquette-mistakes-ever/#comment-60203 TheManager Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:59:23 +0000 http://askthemanager.com/?p=72#comment-60203 Jim, Wow, you are right on the money. The use of BCC when sending group blasts is critical for all of the reasons you named. Nice catch! Jim,

Wow, you are right on the money. The use of BCC when sending group blasts is critical for all of the reasons you named. Nice catch!

]]> By: Jim Pettey http://askthemanager.com/2008/08/worst-business-etiquette-mistakes-ever/#comment-60168 Jim Pettey Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:45:15 +0000 http://askthemanager.com/?p=72#comment-60168 I agree with your section on blind copies, but only to a point. If you are sending an email to a group of acquaintances who are not necessarily acquaintances of each other, it is extremely rude to include them all as CC's, because then each of them then has the addresses of everyone you've mailed. Not everyone you know may want to hear from everyone else you know or want their email addresses spread around. Additionally, you may be using a personal address for a friend who may want to keep it just that--personal. I agree with your section on blind copies, but only to a point. If you are sending an email to a group of acquaintances who are not necessarily acquaintances of each other, it is extremely rude to include them all as CC’s, because then each of them then has the addresses of everyone you’ve mailed. Not everyone you know may want to hear from everyone else you know or want their email addresses spread around. Additionally, you may be using a personal address for a friend who may want to keep it just that–personal.

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