Communication | The most IRRITATING email lingo revealed

It is likely that every employee will adopt certain traits when it comes to writing an email. Whether it’s peppering emails with exclamation marks, CC-ing irrelevant parties into a chain when they don’t need to be there or using emojis to illustrate expression, every person will have an email style that they resort to.

But this doesn’t mean that those traits aren’t annoying for those on the receiving end. New research from Perkbox Insights delved into the most irritating email habits around, from intimate language to poor punctuation.

The study of 1,928 people found that the worst way to address someone in an email is with no greeting at all. This was closely followed by ‘to whom it may concern’ and ‘hey’ – The Daily Mail reported.

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A classic mistake for many is CC’-ing colleagues into emails when they don’t actually need to be involved. Other email gripes included sending kisses, using capital letters for whole words or sentences, using emojis and failing to proofread emails before sending them out.