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How do you reply if you are not sure?

How do you reply if you are not sure?

What to Say When You Know But You are Not Sure

  1. As Far As I Know! This is a very useful term.
  2. To The Best of My Knowledge! This phrase works in the same way as “as far as I know” but it is a lot more formal.
  3. Correct Me if I’m Wrong… This is a different type of phrase.
  4. I thought… This is a very useful phrase.

Do I know you best reply?

The misterious answer: “Yes, and I know you very much as well” The Casanova answer: “If you did, you wouldn’t have forgotten” The evasive polite answer: “Sorry, you got the wrong person”

Which is correct ” I did not receive ” or ” I have not received “?

They are both correct, but there is a subtle contextual difference between the two. The past tense (possibly past perfect, implying completed actions in the recent past): ” I did not receive the items ordered”. This carries with it the sense of completion; this may imply that the situation described is not expected to change.

What does it mean to have not received an email?

“Seeing an email” allows for the possibility that you missed one that did, in fact, get sent. “Have not received a reply” is to call someone to task as if you were the boss of that person and you are discussing performance expectations…. to my email beneath.

What does ” have not received a reply ” mean?

“Have not received a reply” is to call someone to task as if you were the boss of that person and you are discussing performance expectations. to my email beneath.

Which is correct ” I did not receive the items ordered ” or ” I was not informed “?

The past tense (possibly past perfect, implying completed actions in the recent past): “I did not receive the items ordered”. This carries with it the sense of completion; this may imply that the situation described is not expected to change. The past imperfect tense: “I have not received the items ordered”.

“Seeing an email” allows for the possibility that you missed one that did, in fact, get sent. “Have not received a reply” is to call someone to task as if you were the boss of that person and you are discussing performance expectations…. to my email beneath.

Can you answer a question you don’t know the answer to?

No matter what your job or level, your work life is always throwing questions at you. Some of them are easy to answer with a confident “yes,” “no,” or a well-reasoned explanation. Others aren’t. Most of the time it’s no big deal when you don’t have a solid answer right away.

“Have not received a reply” is to call someone to task as if you were the boss of that person and you are discussing performance expectations. to my email beneath.

Is it a big deal if you don’t have a solid answer?

Some of them are easy to answer with a confident “yes,” “no,” or a well-reasoned explanation. Others aren’t. Most of the time it’s no big deal when you don’t have a solid answer right away.

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Ruth Doyle