business email glossary

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  • would you be so kind: fucking do it
  • best: i have never physically met you
  • all best: this conversation is over
  • all my best: i wish you would die
  • happy to help: this is the easiest thing in my inbox
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  • i did a bit of research: i googled it, because you're too lazy to
  • sorry to chase: answer my email
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  • please contact my colleague: this isn't my problem
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  • per our earlier conversation: i just yelled at you on the phone
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  • can you confirm for me: you told me before and i deleted the email
  • sorry if that was unclear: i think you're an idiot
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evelynatthecircus: “ lauraharrisbooks: “ Beyond this, consider how these professions might vary depending on who the customers are - nobles, or lower class. Are they good at their job or just scraping by? Do they work with lots of other people or on...
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evelynatthecircus:

lauraharrisbooks:

Beyond this, consider how these professions might vary depending on who the customers are - nobles, or lower class. Are they good at their job or just scraping by? Do they work with lots of other people or on their own? City or village?

For younger characters:

  • Apprentice to any of the above
  • Messenger/runner
  • Page/squire
  • Pickpocket
  • Shop assistant
  • Student
  • Looks after younger siblings

(Images all from Wikimedia Commons)

Also consider:

Candlemaker
Ferryman
Factor (looks after business for an employer in another city)
Tiler
Cutler
Beekeeper
Apothecary
Interpreter
Furrier
Moneylender/Banker
Winemaker
Tinker (small trader who repairs stuff)
Nightsoil collector
Customs officer

Also a bonus for animal related professions:
Fowler (supplies game birds for eating)
Warrener (catches rabbits on your land for you to eat)
Ostler (looks after your horses)
Falconer (looks after your falcons)
Cocker (looks after your fighting cocks)

(via monere-lluvia)

Source: lauraharrisbooks

the-dodo: “ Runaway Coconut Cracks Open To Reveal Genius Animal When scientists first saw an octopus carrying a coconut shell and hiding inside it, they said they “almost drowned from laughing.” Another video recently making the rounds on the...
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the-dodo: “ Runaway Coconut Cracks Open To Reveal Genius Animal When scientists first saw an octopus carrying a coconut shell and hiding inside it, they said they “almost drowned from laughing.” Another video recently making the rounds on the...
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the-dodo: “ Runaway Coconut Cracks Open To Reveal Genius Animal When scientists first saw an octopus carrying a coconut shell and hiding inside it, they said they “almost drowned from laughing.” Another video recently making the rounds on the...
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the-dodo: “ Runaway Coconut Cracks Open To Reveal Genius Animal When scientists first saw an octopus carrying a coconut shell and hiding inside it, they said they “almost drowned from laughing.” Another video recently making the rounds on the...
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the-dodo:

Runaway Coconut Cracks Open To Reveal Genius Animal

When scientists first saw an octopus carrying a coconut shell and hiding inside it, they said they “almost drowned from laughing.” Another video recently making the rounds on the internet shows an octopus taking his coconut shell to the next level: transportation.