{"id":1617,"date":"2020-02-24T11:30:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/2020\/12\/23\/email-lingo-and-what-it-actually-means\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:54:38","slug":"email-lingo-and-what-it-actually-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/email-lingo-and-what-it-actually-means\/","title":{"rendered":"Email lingo, and what it actually means"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>A while ago, Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/delia_p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@delia_p<\/a> asked a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/delia_p\/status\/1222550811802247173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">question<\/a>: What are some phrases we use in our work life that are just complicated ways of saying normal things? The responses were hilarious, here are some of our favourites:<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17093\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_2.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_2\" width=\"885\" height=\"353\"><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17095\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_6.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_6\" width=\"877\" height=\"434\"><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17096\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_7.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_7\" width=\"878\" height=\"348\"><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17097\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_9.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_9\" width=\"882\" height=\"296\"><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17098\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_10.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_10\" width=\"885\" height=\"303\"><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17100\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_12.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_12\" width=\"886\" height=\"349\"><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17101\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_13.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_13\" width=\"884\" height=\"291\"><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17102\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_14.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_14\" width=\"881\" height=\"387\"><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17103\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_15.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_15\" width=\"877\" height=\"259\"><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/email-lingo-tweet_nonprofit-humour_11.jpg\" alt=\"email lingo tweet_nonprofit humour_11\" width=\"880\" height=\"302\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"idron-troublemakers-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"idron-485651812\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while ago, Twitter user @delia_p asked a question: What are some phrases we use in our work life that are just complicated ways of saying normal things? 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