Thanks?
Since starting my new job back in June, I’ve had to write a much larger volume of emails than I’m used to. It’s been six solid months and here are the various ways I end emails and what they mean.
Thanks. - If I’m feeling a little nonplussed, I’ll end it with a period. I’d rather not thank them for being a butthead, but I need some passive aggressive way to act out.
Thanks - There is no period to close it out. I hate you so much that I won’t even punctuate it.
Thank you - I’m only saying it because I have to, but I don’t want to. I’m not your friend and I never will be.
Thanks! - This is my most common use. The exclamation denotes that I really mean it! But let’s be honest, I just don’t care.
