Now I am not an English grammar expert nor am I trying to condone anybody here. But somehow, these are some traits I only see in desi written emails (corporate). I am not saying ONLY desis write such, but I’ve seen an awful lot many to write this post.
“Hi All”, “Hello All”
I don’t know why people find it necessary to say “Hi” to “All” if they have sent an email to several people. I don’t know – “Hi All” just doesn’t sound right to me. I would rather say “All”, or simply start the email without saying Hi-Hellos to anybody. Why not say “Hello everyone/everybody” ? (Dunno if thats right either, but it sounds better to me!)
“Thanks and regards”
Again, thanks OR regards in most cases suffices in a corporate email. I am not sure why thanks and regards are used together. Sometimes I have seen them being used as two lines:
Regards,
Thanks,
XXX
Again, why the need to have regards and thanks on two different lines still baffles me.
“Please help in this regard”
This is a classic desi tendency to end emails after writing a long email about issues affecting them. The problem seems that one is asking “help” only in this issue and nothing else. Often times I believe this is because one thinks in their native language and translates it into English.
Think of any more such things? Let me know!!