First of all, we need to understand that "Time is money" in the business world and so, we do not need to use big words or long sentences to say what we want, which is why if we can use fewer words in business email, we'll do just that. No one wants to read long and tedious emails, they will just throw them away.
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"Please find attached my report for your reference" (8 words)
(find + 2 objects)
can be simplified to"Attached is my report for your reference." (7 words).
But if your concern is which one is more polite and more suitable for writing to big clients, important partners or bosses, then of course, choose the first one, because it has the word "please".
Now, how about
"Attached please find my report for your reference."
Well, you can ask yourself this question, who should find my report in this case?
HW: Do you know who?
Vocabulary:
tedious -- (adj) boring
Resources:
the one who read my mail =)
ReplyDeleteI didn't get what you mean. "Attached please find my report" is an inverted sentence. It means "Please find my attached report". It should not affect the meaning of the sentence. It only emphasize the report. To find the report is still a reader.
ReplyDeleteFanny
yes, Locky. would you analyse the structure to us as well. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteIt should be the one who performed and found the report. I just guess with Locky's Hint.
ReplyDeleteBest regards,
Mei
Okay, answer time.
ReplyDeleteIf I say "Attached please find my report for your reference", I am telling a guy called "Attached" to look for my report. And as you all know, "Attached" isn't a person's name, so I can't use this sentence at all.