Email & Comms Jargon · Associate level

"Noted"

"Noted" is a one-word reply acknowledging that a message was received, with no commitment to act on it and no signal about how it was received.

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How "Noted" shows up at work

The Swiss Army knife of passive-aggressive email. It can mean "thank you," "I disagree but won't say so," or "I will do nothing with this." Tone is everything, and tone is invisible in text.

Buzzword

Noted. I will bring this up with the team at the next available opportunity.

Plain English

Got it. I will bring this up with the team at the next meeting.

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