Pointing out customer's mistake politely in customer support setting
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If someone sends in a support request with a mistake that they clearly made, what would be the polite way to answer?
I initially used the term
It seems that you have forgotten to fill in this and that
but others pointed out it should be started with
You should fill in this and that
In Estonian, which is my native language, using the first is considered more polite, whereas second is seemed more like a command making it a rather harsh way.
Thank you.
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If someone sends in a support request with a mistake that they clearly made, what would be the polite way to answer?
I initially used the term
It seems that you have forgotten to fill in this and that
but others pointed out it should be started with
You should fill in this and that
In Estonian, which is my native language, using the first is considered more polite, whereas second is seemed more like a command making it a rather harsh way.
Thank you.
political-correctness
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If someone sends in a support request with a mistake that they clearly made, what would be the polite way to answer?
I initially used the term
It seems that you have forgotten to fill in this and that
but others pointed out it should be started with
You should fill in this and that
In Estonian, which is my native language, using the first is considered more polite, whereas second is seemed more like a command making it a rather harsh way.
Thank you.
political-correctness
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Egert AiaEgert Aia
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If someone sends in a support request with a mistake that they clearly made, what would be the polite way to answer?
I initially used the term
It seems that you have forgotten to fill in this and that
but others pointed out it should be started with
You should fill in this and that
In Estonian, which is my native language, using the first is considered more polite, whereas second is seemed more like a command making it a rather harsh way.
Thank you.
political-correctness
political-correctness
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