‘Apologies for any confusion!’: how to write the perfect passive-aggressive email

‘Apologies for any confusion!’: how to write the perfect passive-aggressive email

In a survey, ‘just to be clear’ came out as the most loathed phrase. But I think I can do betterA new contender for the most passive-aggressive email phrase has emerged. “Just to be clear” was chosen by 52% of desk jockeys in a survey by email verification company ZeroBounce, closely followed by the perennial pass-ag fave, “per my last email” (40%), which tied with the identical-in-intent “as previously discussed”…

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