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Subject:Re: Need your Help From:Wayne Douglass <wayned -at- VERITY -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 5 Jan 1999 11:13:03 -0800
Cassandra Parker wrote:
>
>What is the rule for replacing the follow:
>
> Per our conversation today, I am writing to inform you ............
>
>With the emphasis on, "Per our conversation."
>
>I understand this phrase is no longer used throughout the business
>world.
>
It sucks, but it's still better than: "In re our conversation of the
<insert date here> inst., please be advised that..."
--Wayne
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Wayne Douglass phone: 408-542-2139
Verity, Inc. FAX: 408-542-2040
894 Ross Road mailto:wayned -at- verity -dot- com
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 http://www.verity.com
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