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Well received or received well ... Forums Dictionarysearch:  English-Spanish English-French English-Italian English-German English-Dutch English-Russian English-Portuguese English-Polish English-Romanian English-Swedish English-Czech English-Greek English-Turkish English-Chinese English-Japanese English-Korean English-Arabic Spanish-English French-English Italian-English German-English Dutch-English Russian-English Portuguese-English Polish-English Romanian-English Swedish-English Czech-English Greek-English Turkish-English Chinese-English Japanese-English Korean-English Arabic-English Spanish-French Spanish-Portuguese Spanish-Catalan French-Spanish Portuguese-Spanish Englishdefinition Englishsynonyms Englishcollocations Englishusage Italiandefinition Spanishdefinition Spanishsynonyms Catalandefinition Spanish French Italian Login Register What'snew Search Rules/Help/FAQ Members InterfaceLanguage Menu Login Register Installtheapp Install EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Youareusinganoutofdatebrowser.Itmaynotdisplaythisorotherwebsitescorrectly.Youshouldupgradeoruseanalternativebrowser. theuseof"wellreceived"inbusinessemails Threadstarter iihc Startdate Nov7,2018 I iihc NewMember Cantonese I'mnotanativespeakerandIwouldliketoseekyouradvice... Iwastoldthat"wellreceived"means"gettinggoodreactionfrompeople"andisnotaproperwaytomean"Ihavereceivedit",whichisverycommonlyusedinbusinessemails,forexample: "Thankyouforyouremailandyourmessageiswellreceived." "Thefilesarewellreceivedandthanks." InfactIreceivequitealotofthisphrasefromcolleagues/secretaries/clientseverydayatwork.Iwouldsay,instead: "Thankyouforyouremailandyoumessagehasbeennoted." "Thefileshavebeenreceivedandthanks." Cananyoneadvisebetterexpressions,please?   C Chez SeniorMember London EnglishEnglish Iagreewithyouthat"wellreceived"means"gettingagoodreactionfrompeople". Ifsomeoneisworriedthattheiremailmightnotreachyouforsomereason,Iwouldreassurethemwith: Thankyou.Youremailwassafelyreceived(or:receivedsafely). Ifit'sjustanormalresponsetoanemail,I'dsay: Ireceivedyouremail,thankyou.   I iihc NewMember Cantonese Chezsaid: Iagreewithyouthat"wellreceived"means"gettingagoodreactionfrompeople". Ifsomeoneisworriedthattheiremailmightnotreachyouforsomereason,Iwouldreassurethemwith: Thankyou.Youremailwassafelyreceived(or:receivedsafely). Ifit'sjustanormalresponsetoanemail,I'dsay: Ireceivedyouremail,thankyou. Clicktoexpand... ThanksChezforyourkindadvice! Iwonderifmyexpressionssoundweird: "Thankyouforyouremailandyoumessagehasbeennoted." "Thefileshavebeenreceivedandthanks." MayIknowyouthought,please?   C Chez SeniorMember London EnglishEnglish Yourmessagesarefine. Thefirst(youremailhasbeennoted)soundsrathercoldandformal,butisperfectlycorrect.Iwouldonlyusethisif,forexample,Ireceivedacomplaint–formally'noting'thatIhavereceivedtheiremailcomplaint.   I iihc NewMember Cantonese Chezsaid: Yourmessagesarefine. Thefirst(youremailhasbeennoted)soundsrathercoldandformal,butisperfectlycorrect.Iwouldonlyusethisif,forexample,Ireceivedacomplaint–formally'noting'thatIhavereceivedtheiremailcomplaint. Clicktoexpand... Thanksforyourexplanation!It'suseful   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Share Link EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Top