Email & Comms Jargon · Vice President level

"For your awareness"

"For your awareness" means the sender is sharing information they think you should know, without necessarily expecting a response or action.

Say this instead: FYI

How "For your awareness" shows up at work

A slightly more formal cousin of FYI, favored by people who forward things with a single comment on top. It implies gravity without quite specifying what you are supposed to do with the awareness.

Buzzword

For your awareness, the client pushed the kickoff to next week.

Plain English

FYI, the client pushed the kickoff to next week.

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