Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Phil. And I'm Becca. We're discussing emails and how to write them politely. Many people try to be civil in their emails, but some are uncivil. A lady said she doesn't like it when people start emails with just her name, without a greeting like 'hi'. Another person didn't like it when someone answered their email with just an emoji. This can make people feel threatened or unsure.
We learned about emails and how to be polite in them. Some people are impolite in their emails, which means they are rude. We should try to relax before we write an email, especially if we're stressed. We should not belittle people in our emails or make them feel inferior. We should try to help people, not make them feel bad. If someone is frazzled, they might write a rude email. We should try to avoid this. We can learn more about communication at work and how to be civil in our emails.
We can check out the website bbclearningenglish.com for more information. They have a quiz and a worksheet for this episode. We can learn more about office English and how to be polite in our emails. We can make people feel happy instead of threatened. We should always try to be civil and polite. We can learn about idioms like 'put someone in their place' and 'get something off your plate'. These can help us communicate better in our emails.
