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I don’t like “How should I handle?” either, but I can’t quite put my finger on why. Or speaking whale a la Dory in Finding Nemo. I work with someone who uses “thoughts?” a lot. . The only thing worse is the “Please advice” that I would get from a former coworker (a native English speaker, though you wouldn’t know from her messages). It is a way of warning people to stay in the order they came. “Quick” is fine, it’s the “gentle.” Like I’m reminding you in a gentle way, when you know it’s really not. We will send you an email to confirm your account. If I do that I’d feel really small and incompetent. I’ve used “just bumping this to the top of your inbox!” before, but only with people who I know are pretty chill and aren’t going to interpret it as “you clearly don’t know how to manage your workload so please let me nag you”. Please advise.” So because of that, it does signal impatient and demanding to me. All Rights Reserved. If it sounds normal and polite out loud, I think it’s fine to use in an email. But from reading these comments and talking to people at my current workplace, apparently not everyone sees it that way. And, since it apparently means “please do what it takes to fulfill my request”, I have a feeling that, even if it translated well into English, it’d still drive people up the wall. Haha, I see people mentioning that here all the time but I have never received an email that said anything about “doing the needful”. “Good morning SARA!

That would make me investigate accordingly and resolve as applicable and reply with details of any action taken. Happily, haven’t dealt with ‘please advise’ outside of corresponding with legal counsel. I want to know the context of the meeting so I can prepare for it. I don’t think I’ve heard anyone actually say “Please advise” outside of radio dispatch conversations. Yeah, I used to work at a company that had outsourced a lot of its work to India.

I think it sounds a little formal, but not offensive, so this letter surprises me a bit. +1. + Read the full interview, — Michel Vivas, Senior Technology Officer, TextRanch is amazingly responsive and really cares about the client. + Read the full interview, “Text Ranch is awesome , text Ranch solved my problem I was looking for this type of app for years , I love it . Just ask a direct question or make a decision or leave me alone, but quit spouting off “please advise” and then wait for me to fill the silence. Well, often the reminder (friendly, gentle, otherwise) is for something totally annoying and bureaucratic, which no one wants to deal with, which is why they didn’t respond in the first place.

People tend to use it when wrapping up to indicate, “Can you give me your thoughts on this?” or “How should I handle this?” I don’t think it’s in any way intended to be demanding — it’s just a wrap-up to the message. I’m hoping you have more important things to worry about. Yes, this is how I use “please advise”. Heeeeelllllloooooooo? “Have you had a chance to look into this yet?” and “Any updates on this?” also work for some people. kindly request to put attention to this matter or kindly request your attention on this matter? That doesn’t go away when it’s something that needs to be considered at a higher level. The newbies stopped parking there, problem solved. However, I also think that in many cases, people like to use fancier language in writing because they think it makes them look smarter or more professional or something. Often I see “please advise” on an “I just described a hilariously tangled or annoying situation” email and it generally translates to “I don’t even know. I’m an American living in the UK and I can’t even count how many times someone has walked me across a room because I keep backing away as they enter my personal space while talking to me. I sometimes wish I could use 10-4 in emails (to mean recieved and understood). I was thinking this too. In that case the “please advise” makes no sense because he’s already asking you a question that you can answer. Some people are more formal than others. It’s not passive aggressive.

I am in change management and I ruffle enough feathers. E.g, “the change request you sent me is asking for A and B. Like, if I’m asking my manager a question, I’d say “Hey manager, this is the thing that’s happening, what do you want me to do with that?” but if I was emailing the CEO with a variety of other senior staff copied, I’d say “Here is the situation – please advise.” I could see how it might seem snotty when used in a situation that doesn’t call for it, like you’re being faux respectful. I agree, and especially if it’s used after a question. After some research, I have found that A and B are mutually exclusive and will cancel each other out if they’re implemented together. It was generally used when copying someone’s boss to point out said mistake (and maybe even copying one’s team members as well). In fact I just searched my emails for “please advise” and 99% of them (250 results since July/August-ish last year) were from this guy! Can you please advise regarding steps in submitting in response to a specific program announcement (PA). Ball’s in your court.” It almost never registers. So I’d let this one go. I hate “please advise.” Trite business-speak. I prefer to use phrases like “thoughts?” or “can you help me with this?” or “I’d love your opinion on this” just because they’re phrases I could deliver aloud, in real life, with a straight face.

I’ve already posted something like four comments in this thread, which is kind of amazing since I don’t think I’ve ever consciously considered my thoughts on “please advise” before. I use “Please advise” every so often, and I think I basically use it as a step up from “Let me know what you think.” Specifically, for “Let me know what you think,” I would consider a lack of preference an acceptable answer. I use “please advise”, but I use it sparingly, usually after I have presented options and just need some help deciding which option would go best for this particular situation. Battle #1: people who reply all to large groups with “Please remove me from this email list” ‘Please advise’ doesn’t phase me a bit, although I usually go for ‘please clarify’ or ‘please let me know your thoughts’. (I won’t get into the aggravating colleague who copies the boss on EVERY (sorry for the shouty capitals) email exchange between us, which is another reason why my emails resemble business letters – I look more professional than she. Or sometimes, “thanks for reading and mulling this one over”. person: call me at (phone number) . Me too. “Can I help whoever’s next” would be perfectly grammatical, though–how about that? I’ll use “Please advise” when forwarding a question from one party to another when I don’t know what question needs to be asked. This got to a point where I decided no more emails – I’d try to talk to her in person when I had an issue. Oh, the fun we would have with their frequently used terms. “EmilyG, can you reboot the X server because it appears to be down and I need to work on Y. TIA!” was reasonable enough.

I’m not a big user of “please advise,” but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using it.

To me the “gentle” reminder reads as “Pease don’t be mad at me, but I need to remind you of [xyz].”, How about “friendly reminder”? It’s just that, we’re putting covers on ALL TPS reports now. Possibly in red Killer font. “Have you booked that hotel I only asked you about on the phone 30 seconds ago? There was another word that was used differently than standard American English – was it something like “presently” instead of “soon”? Otherwise, you’d phrase it as a question or request, like, “I’d appreciate your input on this.” In other contexts, obviously, the words are used more literally. I’ve been trying to figure out what it is about phrases like this that bugs me. So I just associate it with management instructions. Very special me. But that whole “make sense?” stuff irked me. That’s the way I use it too.

Maybe it’s regional? It does seem a bit babyish, but I usually hear it used in an “OMG I am so EXCITED about my upcoming fun event!” way that is a bit more forgiving than if it was being used, say, to countdown to a work conference or something like that. Did we actually want to purchase this item? Please advise.” “The servers you’ve asked me to scan don’t exist. Please advise. I’ve used “friendly reminder” before – usually when the person has already missed the deadline. I know everyone has pet peeves, but for OP to think that it’s annoying and childish for using a phrase she doesn’t like is a bit over the top. Then the person I speak with asks why not just do C? “I’m too stupid to even attempt to determine what the next course of action might be, so I’m not even going to suggest anything.” I frequently use that phrase. LOL — I read it as some character from a Disney movie about to break into song. I advise that the order is held and you request an investigation. It’s not unreasonable to say that stuff, except for “Can I ask you a question?” because (a) YOU JUST DID, and (b) I am categorically unallowed to tell you you can’t ask! plz advise. That’s going to tip it towards a stern request that you fix something without any further input from them.

I can see how it might be annoying if overused.

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