Please kindly

“Take Care”

It's EITHER "Please" OR "Kindly".

“Thanks in advance”

R2 Ive seen them used together.

"I'm aware."

"Bless your heart."

Be honest....

“Thanks”

Make sure

Many thanks

But of course . . .

It’s ok that you...(fill in blank)

No problem!

Appreciate your help with this

regardless of...

I hate Trump but......

I didn't vote for Trump but....

"Sorry I'm late, I tried to get here as soon as I wanted to..."

Would someone please explain how any of these phrases are "passive-aggressive"?

*per my previous email, attached for your convenience *

“Whatever.”

Thanks SO much

What's for dinner?

If you would be so kind.

If it wouldn't be too much trouble...

R3 wins

"Kindly do the needful." which I get regularly from contacts in India. What an obnoxious phrase.

Depending on the tone:

Have a nice day!

Excuse me - Excuse Me - EXCUSE ME!

I don't mean to be a pest, but.......

Friendly reminder...

Best,

If you take my advice, you'll...

Don't take this personally, but…

You know what you ought to do, don't you?

It’s amazing you’ve gotten this far. Kudos! And with only an Associate degree.

Thanking you in advance for your cooperation.

What R2 says. "Please kindly" must be something imbeciles say.

I admire your lack of vanity.

I would encourage you to..

Just a gentle reminder...

"Did you get a chance to ____ yet?"

Have a GREAT rest of your day!

I’m Sistine my boundaries now so I don’t have to tell you later.

Ugh, the above should be sating, not Sistine. Fucking auto incorrect.

[quote]"Kindly do the needful." which I get regularly from contacts in India. What an obnoxious phrase.

Oh, I also viscerally detest that one, R26. It usually comes with an overall faux obsequiousness.

Well if you're happy wearing that, OK...

[quote] Ugh, the above should be sating,

Psst.

Per my previous email...

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (Get the fuck out of here.)

***Second request***

Can we agree to disagree?

HA, Ha, whenever some old Boomer tries to use that 80's self help catch phrase on me, my answer is always NO! It catches them so off guard.

I'm sorry you feel that way.

R38 & R44. Yes. Absolutely.

-R33

That was delicious, I didn’t even taste all of that garlic. I’m sorry, I meant to include you on that communication. I’m sorry I’m late, there was a thing with the kids.

I apologize if I offended anyone.

10 items or less (fewer)

Any email with a "read" receipt.

^^Infuriating.

Though my current work email program notifies you the sender wants a read receipt and gives you the option of yes or no. I never send one.

It's madame!

Kindly do the needful

Kindly do the needful is killing me!!!!! Never heard it before entering this thread.

Just yesterday when I called someone out in an email - “Yes I know...” No bitch, YOU DON’T KNOW because you would not have asked that idiotic question. 😑

Have a blessed day!

It's not you it's me.

[quote] Kindly do the needful is killing me!!!!! Never heard it before entering this thread.

Me neither.

Kindly do the needful, quintessentially/exclusively Indian-English.

“Don’t take this the wrong way...”

No offence, but...

With all due respect...

Much as I like you, I have to say...

[quote]Have a GREAT rest of your day!

What's wrong with this one?

It’s all in the tone, r68.

"Thank you so much" instead of just "thank you." Gets me every time.

R70 I say that and I really mean it. It’s where you are from in the world.

Best,

Some of these examples aren’t passive aggressive at all. You bitches are reaching.

Wishing you well, Dutchie.

“Dutchie” was supposed to end up on the next line.

Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking.

Retweet if you agree!

Uh huh...used by black women.

“I’m not judging you...”

You’re welcome to come too!

"If it's not too much to ask.."

“I need you to ....”

R81 here's a more sinister one "I'm going to have to ask you to...." The speaker is displacing the authority... "If it were up to me, I wouldn't say anything, but I'm going to have to ask you to...."

Far be it for me to . . .

I hate to be a bother

Do you think we could . . .

When you have a moment, I need to have a word...

I got a snotty email the other day from someone who was waiting 20mins to have a training session with me that their boss had cancelled with me but without telling them.

I wrote "I'm so sorry that your experience yesterday was so unsatisfactory, please see the appended email from your training department"

"Obviously, I am always delighted to learn with you but I do require a notice and invite from your company's training department to be able to attend the training session. Hope you're well!"

Of course I was absolutely fuming.. but passive aggression helped a bit.

I didn't mean to pry...

Enjoy!

As in," Enjoy the rest of your day" as muttered by cashiers regurgitating the script enforced by management.

Let me add the cashier or store clerk saying: "Have a nice day." My response: "It's 10 pm."

From my days as a reference librarian (and pre-Internet):

Patron : "I just have a quick question ..." Half an hour later ...

R91 anyone who has a “quick” anything query is going to waste a lot of your time. I learned this in sales. Quick = RUN AWAY. Make an excuse if you have to.

[quote] anyone who has a “quick” anything query

You could’ve made your point without resorting to slurs.

I mean, really, to call him query is just rude.

Why are these all work related?

"Might I suggest..."

Just wanting to provide some constructive feedback...

Thank you for your prompt attention. I look forward to your relply.

Thoughts and prayers.

Be blessed...

Aw, ain’t you sweet.

R93 Kindly do they needful and go fuck yourself.

Bless your heart, r101.

Just. Bless it.

🙄

Own it!

Kindly omit flowers.