{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Linguix Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/linguix.com\/blog","author_name":"Samantha Ruff","author_url":"https:\/\/linguix.com\/blog\/author\/samantha\/","title":"How to Write Shorter Emails That Are Still Polite","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JK1rq2qgXr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linguix.com\/blog\/how-to-write-shorter-emails-that-are-still-polite\/\">How to Write Shorter Emails That Are Still Polite<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/linguix.com\/blog\/how-to-write-shorter-emails-that-are-still-polite\/embed\/#?secret=JK1rq2qgXr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to Write Shorter Emails That Are Still Polite&#8221; &#8212; Linguix Blog\" data-secret=\"JK1rq2qgXr\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/linguix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pexels-photo-840996-scaled.jpeg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"English presents a bit of a problem when it comes to writing shorter emails. Or being brief in general. Here\u2019s a case in point: \u201cSend me the report by 5pm.\u201d Now, the problem with this sentence is that, by anyone\u2019s standards in English, it\u2019s impolite, if not plain rude. No \u2018please\u2019, no indirect way of [&hellip;]"}