Email lingo. It's a whole new way to speak. I don't even know the text messaging lingo, so can't go there...But here's an expression that drives me nuts: "Hope that helps!"
Many folks use it in their emails, but there is one gal in our building who uses it routinely. I bet she uses it as a closing on just about every email she sends. It's irritating. Here's an example that happened recently:
Me: When did you schedule the Smith conference?
She: I scheduled the Smith conference for Wednesday at 2:40 pm. Hope that helps!
Well, yes, it did help. Because I had made a specific request, that she tell me when she had scheduled a particular conference, so that I could schedule the sibling conference. And she responded with exactly what I had asked for. So, how could her information NOT have helped? It's a totally redundant statement. Maybe that's what drives me crazy about it.
I sent an email to my husband venting about my distaste for this phrase, and he responds:
"...don't let it bug you. It's just one of those expressions like 'How's it going?' that you really aren't supposed to answer because the person asking really doesn't want to know. Hope that helps."
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