{"id":46,"date":"2026-10-23T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workwords.app\/blog\/professional-email-phrases\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:02:21","slug":"professional-email-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workwords.app\/blog\/professional-email-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Email Phrases in English: What to Write (and What to Avoid)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most work emails are built from the same small set of moves: open, ask, give context, follow up, close. If you have two or three good phrases for each, you can write almost any email quickly, and in the right tone.<\/p>\n<h2>Opening lines<\/h2>\n<p>With colleagues, skip the ceremony and get to the point. With first contacts and formal readers, one polite line is enough.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Phrase<\/th>\n<th>Tone<\/th>\n<th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>As discussed,<\/td>\n<td>Neutral<\/td>\n<td>\u201cAs discussed, I\u2019ve moved the review to Thursday at 2 p.m.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Following up on\u2026<\/td>\n<td>Neutral<\/td>\n<td>\u201cFollowing up on yesterday\u2019s call, here are the three options.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quick question:<\/td>\n<td>Informal<\/td>\n<td>\u201cQuick question: do you want the slides in PDF or PowerPoint?\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I hope this finds you well.<\/td>\n<td>Formal, first contact<\/td>\n<td>\u201cHi Dr. Patel, I hope this finds you well. I\u2019m writing about the research partnership.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I\u2019m writing on behalf of\u2026<\/td>\n<td>Formal<\/td>\n<td>\u201cI\u2019m writing on behalf of the whole team to thank you.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI hope this finds you well\u201d is fine for a first email. With people you write to every week it feels stiff.<\/p>\n<h2>Making a clear request<\/h2>\n<p>The most useful rule in email: say exactly what you need and by when. Politeness comes from the structure, not from extra words.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cCould you send me the numbers by Thursday?\u201d<\/strong> Clear and polite.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWould you mind reviewing my slides before the call?\u201d<\/strong> \u201cWould you mind\u201d is followed by \u201c-ing\u201d. If they answer \u201cNot at all\u201d, that means yes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cI\u2019d appreciate it if you could confirm by noon.\u201d<\/strong> A little more formal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cAction required: please approve your expenses by Thursday.\u201d<\/strong> Use it in the subject line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"word-card\">\n<div class=\"wc-head\">\n<p class=\"wc-term\">ASAP<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wc-meta\">abbreviation \u00b7 A2<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"wc-def\">Short for \u201cas soon as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wc-example\">\u201cWe need the signed form ASAP or the payment will be delayed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wc-note\"><strong>How to use it:<\/strong> It can sound demanding. A specific deadline (\u201cby 3 p.m. today\u201d) is clearer and more polite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Giving context and sharing information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cFor context, this client churned last year and just came back.\u201d<\/strong> Background without a long story.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cFor your reference, I\u2019ve added last year\u2019s numbers at the bottom.\u201d<\/strong> No action needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cAdding Tom for visibility, since this affects his roadmap.\u201d<\/strong> Explains why someone was added.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cJust a heads-up: the office will be closed on Monday.\u201d<\/strong> An early warning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cTL;DR: we\u2019re delaying the launch by one week.\u201d<\/strong> A one-line summary at the top. Internal only.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cI want to flag that the vendor hasn\u2019t signed the NDA yet.\u201d<\/strong> A calm way to raise a risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Attachments and links<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPlease find attached\u201d is correct but old-fashioned. These sound more natural today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019ve attached the Q3 budget.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAttached is the signed agreement.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe file is too large, so here\u2019s a link to the folder instead.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Always name the file. \u201cThe attachment\u201d makes the reader open it to find out what it is.<\/p>\n<h2>Following up and reminding<\/h2>\n<p>This is where tone goes wrong most often. Compare:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Sounds impatient<\/th>\n<th>Sounds professional<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Per my last email\u2026<\/td>\n<td>As I mentioned on Monday\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I\u2019m still waiting for\u2026<\/td>\n<td>Just checking in on the design files. Are we still on track for Friday?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Please advise.<\/td>\n<td>How would you like to proceed?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reminder!!<\/td>\n<td>Gentle reminder that timesheets are due by noon today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Why haven\u2019t you replied?<\/td>\n<td>Just bumping this up in case it got buried.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wait a few working days before you follow up, reply in the same thread, and end with a question that is easy to answer.<\/p>\n<h2>Apologizing without over-explaining<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cApologies for the delay. The report is attached now.\u201d<\/strong> Short, then deliver.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cSorry for the confusion. The correct link is below.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cI\u2019m swamped this week. Could we move the review to Monday?\u201d<\/strong> Honest, with an alternative.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cI\u2019m heads down on the audit today, so I\u2019ll reply to messages tomorrow.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Closing lines and sign-offs<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Closing line<\/th>\n<th>Use it when<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Let me know if you have any questions.<\/td>\n<td>You\u2019re genuinely available to answer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I look forward to hearing from you.<\/td>\n<td>Formal emails and applications. Note: \u201cto hearing\u201d, not \u201cto hear\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Happy to jump on a call if it\u2019s easier.<\/td>\n<td>A thread is getting long.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thanks in advance.<\/td>\n<td>Common, though some readers feel it assumes a yes. \u201cThanks for considering this\u201d is softer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I\u2019ll get back to you by tomorrow afternoon.<\/td>\n<td>You need time. Always add a time frame.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the sign-off itself: <strong>Best regards<\/strong> is safe almost everywhere, <strong>Best<\/strong> is a bit more casual, <strong>Thanks<\/strong> is natural with colleagues, and <strong>Kind regards<\/strong> suits formal or first contacts. <strong>Cheers<\/strong> is friendly but informal.<\/p>\n<h2>Chat is not email<\/h2>\n<p>Slack and Teams have their own register. \u201cPing\u201d, \u201cDM\u201d, \u201chuddle\u201d and \u201cFYI\u201d are normal in chat and can feel too casual with senior external contacts by email. Keep decisions in public channels, reply in threads, and @-mention only the person who needs to act.<\/p>\n<p>The free Email deck in WorkWords has 75 of these phrases, each with a real example and a note on when it sounds right. If your emails often follow a meeting, pair this with our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/workwords.app\/blog\/business-english-phrases-for-meetings\/\">business English phrases for meetings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good work email in English needs five kinds of phrases: an opener (\u201cAs discussed\u2026\u201d), a clear request (\u201cCould you send\u2026by Thursday?\u201d), context (\u201cFor context\u2026\u201d), a follow-up line (\u201cJust checking in on\u2026\u201d) and a sign-off that matches the relationship (\u201cThanks\u201d for colleagues, \u201cKind regards\u201d for formal contacts). Swap stiff phrases like \u201cPlease find attached\u201d for \u201cI\u2019ve attached\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ww_faq":"[[\"Is \u201cPlease find attached\u201d still correct?\",\"It\u2019s correct but old-fashioned. \u201cI\u2019ve attached the Q3 budget\u201d or \u201cAttached is the Q3 budget\u201d sound more natural today, and naming the file saves the reader a click.\"],[\"Is \u201cPer my last email\u201d rude?\",\"It often reads as impatient or passive-aggressive. \u201cAs I mentioned on Monday\u201d or simply restating the key point is softer and clearer.\"],[\"How do I follow up on an email with no reply?\",\"Wait a few working days, reply in the same thread and keep it short: \u201cJust bumping this up in case it got buried. 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