Email helpers

Giving clarification
1. Let me clarify what I meant.
2. In my opinion,

Thanks Giving
1. Thank you for your letter.
2. Thank you for your letter of March 5 th .
3. Thanks in advance for your generous help.
4. Thanks, and I really appreciate your willingness to help me out.
5. Thank you for your letter [inviting, offering, confirming]
6. I am very grateful to you for [letting me know, offering, writing]
7. It was so kind of you to [write, invite, send]
8. Many thanks for [sending, inviting, enclosing]

Appreciate somebody
1. We appreciate your gift.
2. Works like a charm
3. Works Like Magic
4. (CEO Level) I was astonished and pleasantly surprised to see the exuberance of folks on the floor.

Giving reason for something
1. The Reason for Writing

Do inquiry
1. I am writing to inquire about
2. Please let me know as soon as possible what action you propose to take

Referring to something
1. With reference to your advertisement in the Times
2. With reference to your email of 23 rd March
3. With reference to your your phone call today
4. As we discussed yesterday
5. Further to our telephone conversation of
6. I refer to your letter of [date] concerning

Request for something
1. Could you possibly?
2. I would be grateful if you could
3. I would also like to know ...
4. Could you tell me whether ...
5. Any pointers will be really helpful.
6. At your earliest convenience.
7. I hope you can settle this matter to my satisfaction
8. I look forward to hearing from you
9. I trust that you will give this matter your urgent attention
10. I would be most grateful if you would look into this matter as soon as possible
11. I would be grateful if you could forward me a [price list, catalogue]

Agreeing to Requests
1. I would be delighted to

Response when someone agrees to your request
1. Thank you for accommodating my request.

Miscellaneous yet creative

Home design

Clean Bed Room

Inside the mind of Software Architect

The architect observes the world
but trusts his inner vision.
He allows things to come and go.
His heart is open as the sky. (12)
The architect doesn't talk, she acts.
When this is done,
the team says, "Amazing:
we did it, all by ourselves!" (17)
When a great architect leads, the team
is hardly aware that he exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
Next, one who is feared.
The worst, one who is despised. (17)
A good traveler has no fixed plans
and is not intent upon arriving.
A good artist lets her intuition
lead her wherever it wants.
A good scientist has freed herself of concepts
and keeps her mind open to what is.
Thus the architect is available to everyone
and rejects no one.
She is ready to use all situations
and does not waste anything.
This is called embodying the light. (27)
If you want to shrink something,
you must first allow it to expand.
If you want to get rid of something,
you must first allow it to flourish.
If you want to take something,
you must first allow it to be given.
This is called the subtle perception
of the way things are.
The soft overcomes the hard.
The slow overcomes the fast.
Let your workings remain a mystery.
Just show people the results. (36)
When the process is lost, there is good practice.
When good practice is lost, there are rules.
When rules are lost, there is ritual.
Ritual is the beginning of chaos. (38)
The architect concerns himself
with the depth and not the surface,
with the fruit and not the flower. (38)
The architect allows things to happen.
She shapes events as they come.
She steps out of the way
and lets the design speak for itself. (45)
The architect gives himself up
to whatever the moment brings.
He knows that he is going to leave,
and he has nothing left to hold on to:
no illusions, no resistance in his mind.
He holds nothing back from the project,
therefore is ready for departure,
as a man is ready for sleep
after a good day's work. (50)
The great way is easy,
yet programmers prefer the side paths.
Be aware when things are out of balance.
Remain centered within the design. (53)
The architect's power is like this.
She lets all things come and go
effortlessly, without desire.
She never expects results;
thus she is never disappointed.
She is never disappointed;
thus her spirit never grows old. (55)
Those who know don't talk.
Those who talk don't know. (56)
Alternate:
Those who do not have a clue are still debating about the process.
Those who know just do it. (56)
The architect is content
to serve as an example
and not to impose his will.
He is pointed but doesn't pierce.
Straightforward, but supple.
Radiant, but easy on the eyes. (58)
If you want to be a great leader,
stop trying to control.
Let go of fixed plans and concepts and
the team will govern itself.
The more prohibitions you have,
the less disciplined the team will be.
The more you coerce,
the less secure the team will be.
The more external help you call,
the less self-reliant the team will be. (57)