I have sent some emails to someone but haven’t received any reply yet. In a formal/polite letter, I want to tell him that I am waiting for your reply if you have seen the emails. Which one is better
a) I’d like to make sure that you have seen my previous emails because I didn’t receive any reply.
b) I want to know if you have received my emails since I didn’t get any feedback. So please reply.
Answer
a) I’d like to make sure that you have seen my previous emails because I didn’t receive any reply.
The “because” part in this one is just a little awkward. This is a cause-and-effect statement; I’d rephrase it so that the cause comes before the effect:
I didn’t receive any reply, so I’d like to make sure that you have seen my previous emails.
b) I want to know if you have received my emails since I didn’t get any feedback. So please reply.
The only thing I don’t like about this one is the abruptness of “So please reply” as a standalone sentence. The wording is fine, but I’d change the punctuation:
I want to know if you have received my emails since I didn’t get any feedback, so please reply.
That said, we might be able to make this a little clearer by reordering the events in the sentence again:
I didn’t get any feedback, so please reply, since I want to know if you have received my emails.
Of the two rephrasings I have put in bold, I think the second one reads a little more polite. I don’t think the first one would be perceived as rude, but it does have a more “pushy” overtone.
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Source : Link , Question Author : mahmood , Answer Author : J.R.
