• MrMobius @sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I’d do the the opposite. I generally use the default “cordially”. But if someone pissed me off I’d use something overly formal and polite like “amicably thanking you for your eventual reply over the matter; if it pleases you”

    • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      A great passive-aggressive way of saying “As I already told you, you dumb pile of bull feces” is “As mentioned in my last mail, …”

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        2 months ago

        istg i have to write those words into every reply i give. Do people even read the words i write? Can they read? Should i give up?