please advise”…. I appreciate your comment.After sending an email, I just realized that I have been using it on almost every email I sent that needs action. People certainly have many different opinions of “Please advise.”Alright, I had to come back to this thread to share my frustrations on this. vs Please advice on your availability. THANK YOU.
okw.com. I actually hate that term, but it serves as an example.
Usually it comes off as subtly accusatory, in my experience. For example, can you imagine saying to your spouse “please advise me what’s for dinner tonight”?I find that the misused “advise” is often to be found in emails alongside a misuse of the reflexive pronoun (“please advise myself”).And don’t get me started on the utterly bizarre use of “revert” for “reply”…Hi, Clare. I bet you would agree that “Please advise” is a bad habit in the examples I shared.
I try to use proper grammar and it bothers me that I have been using “please advise” all this time, while always knowing that it sounds so stupid to say. In fact, it sounds a bit stuffy and old-fashioned.
The problem with “Please advise” is using it on its own, without a direct object. I submit a phrase we can all turn up our noses at … “at my earliest convenience.” Oh how I love hearing that in someone’s voicemail … especially when I’M the CUSTOMER! . I am glad to be helpful. (Company No. It’s like my leaving the kitchen drawers open–not a terrible, serious problem. I am out on a good cause to break the habit at the institution I work for. For example, "Please advise of shipping status" may seem perfect in your office, but it reads like an old telegram, in which each word cost money.
It is an efficient way to say “I advise you to take a cab” or “My advice is to take a cab.” Your other example, “I advise against smoking,” is fine too. We’re generally much less pretentious (at least in the sciences). Here’s some advice: Stop signing your e-mails “please advise.” You sound like an idiot. I will definitely take your “advise”! I think of the statement as rude and irritating. Besides its being incorrect, the phrase “Please advise” irritates and confuses many people, as you can see in the comments above. There are so many things we shorten with email or phrases we use which we don’t use elsewhere.
Many professional writing instructors teach otherwise, but I believe maintaining a rigid, professional writing style and structure goes a long way. Well, the correct phrase is actually “Please advise”. It just goes to show that a little education on a really overused phrase can go a long way. I still leave drawers open a bit sometimes, but now I notice them open, and then I close them all the way.Do you have any unconscious habits in your business writing? I remember the first time I ever heard someone use that expression…it was an email from one of my customers; the first thought that came to my mind was – how pretentious and rude!One final note for the stuffy, pompous attorney above…in my opinion – using the term “Please Advise” is only appropriate if you lack manners.
In the construction industry and most other businesses, excluding personal pronouns is avoiding a conflict with an architect’s or engineer’s ego. But would “please advise” be clear communication for a pilot? Why not use “I appreciate your advice”? I have put up with seeing the phrases ‘Please advise the status of the servers’ or ‘Please advise the attached spreadsheet’ for almost a year now hoping that it would gradually fade out (like signing emails with ‘Cheers’).
That will Writing, grammar, and communication tips for your inbox.You have been successfully subscribed to the Grammarly blog.9 Powerful Writing Apps for Any Type of Writing ProjectGrammarly’s Writing Encyclopedia: 2019 in Language From A to ZRecent Grad? If enough people use “please advise” as a standard then sooner or later it’s very meaning will be slightly altered to add-on the way it’s being used. I looked the phrase up on Google because I worried that I just wasn’t getting it and found this site. “Please note: We have a potential new client coming by with their president.” This is the most annoying grammatically-incorrect phrase of the decade, and it appears to be spreading like a plague. [or] Please let me know what happened with the delivery.If you have any questions or concerns, please let me [us] know. “Please respond” is not very specific. It is very helpful. Your “Please advise me what’s for dinner” is a perfect illustration of the stuffiness of “please advise.” Thanks!
I don’t see “Please advise” as efficient in any way but its brevity.
Otherwise, please advise us on how to proceed.
I suppose it depends on how you set the message up.Hello, Konrad. It may suggest that your manager has not been clear. They made me think about a phrase that is commnly used at my work, and I find weird “Kindly let me know if any queries.” I don’t think is right, but I might be wrong.Hi, Carolina. Out of curiosity, does anyone know where this phrase originated?I also just googled “please advise” because someone ended an e-mail with, “Please advise….” I had no idea what she was trying to tell me because I wasn’t sure what the “…” was supposed to mean.
I believe it is a nice way of asking for needed advice without typing a lot. The context of this would be asking someone a question IE: you need advise from the recipient.
Such a grammar and spelling checker would mark words such as “improove” (for “improve”) and “I,ve” (for “I’ve”).
If she ever used the phrases together, I may spontaneously combust. I was thinking the same thing and was looking for a sarcastic graphic, but the link to your blog will do just fine!