Email & Comms Jargon · Intern level

"See below"

"See below" is an email phrase directing the reader to information further down in the same message or email thread.

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How "See below" shows up at work

The two-word phrase that does no actual work but still appears in thousands of emails daily. It is usually followed by a forward of a forward of a forward, and the relevant part is buried three screens down. A hyperlink or a summary would help everyone involved.

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