Life Of E's

Many years ago, sending hand-written thank-you notes was considered not only proper, but “de rigueur.”  In this somewhat crazy, stressed-out, impersonal world, people are so ‘busy’ that they send computer-generated (not personal emails; mass-produced, impersonal) thank-you notes for wedding gifts, which may have cost $20 – several hundred dollars.  When did that become acceptable?  Here’s [...]

Tags: manners, thank you, thank-you notes, thanking

Essentially all email programs give you three addressing options: To: cc: bcc: The “To” option is obvious and in general, so is the cc option, but in case there’s any question about the latter, it is intended to be used for the people you are including in the message but for whom you may not [...]

Tags: bcc line, best practices, cc line, email, etiquette, manners, prevent spam, security