Trying to restart blogging is like trying to get off cough syrup addiction. I’m having withdrawal symptoms – looking at the WordPress interface makes me nauseous. I actually need to force myself to write.
My English is going down a death spiral with my daily dosage of Singaporean “business communication”, or whatever they call it.
“Dear Justin, Noted with thanks. We will revert to you as soon as possible. Regards, HotChix”
Noted with thanks? Revert to you?
Oh my brain cells. Please stop writing like that people. It’s totally wrong.
I hope blogging fixes my English. If it doesn’t then I’m in big trouble.
March 10, 2011 at 10:15 pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/magazine/06FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=revert+reply&st=cse
March 18, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Indian English? LOL it’s INglish!!!
March 7, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Heh, what’s wrong with ‘noted with thanks’? Other than it being informal. My quick search on google did not yield anything against such use.
Agree that the use of “revert” is wrong in the first place though, as it means going back to the original state. “reply” is the appropriate word to use.
Maybe you should read what I am reading now: “The Elements of Style” by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. Almost 90 years has passed since it was first written, but it remains just as relevant today.
Cheers
JJ