For example I’ll send an e-mail with 3 questions and will only get an answer to one of the questions. It’s worse when there are 2 yes/no questions with a question that is obviously not a yes/no question. Then I get a response of

Yes

back in the e-mail. So which question are they answering?

Mainly I’m asking all of you why do people insist on only answering 1 question out of an e-mail where there are multiple? Do people just not read? Are people that lazy? What is going on?

Edit at this point I’ve got the answers . Some are too lazy to actually read. Some admit they get focused on one item and forget to go back. I understand the second group. The first group yeah no excuse there.

Continuing edit: there are comments where people have tried the bullet points and they say it still doesn’t help. I might put the needed questions in red.

  • someacnt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    3 days ago

    Not OP, but I experience difficulty articulating what I mean while staying formal. How to improve?

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      3 days ago

      Bullet points. If you don’t have a rapport spell things out paragraph style and then finish the email off with something like this…

      So considering the above I’d like to get your opinion on these points:

      1. Do you think the widget should be blue or orange?

      2. Given the expected market impact do we want to bring in PR for our e-widget announcement?