Many executives have used the word ‘Revert’ to mean ‘Reply’ in their correspondences. But this is a mistake.
To Revert or Reply
Have you received a letter or an email with “Please revert by this week”?
Do you know that ‘revert’ does not mean ‘reply’?
To revert is to ‘return to a previous state’.
Remember This
In your next email, be mindful not to use ‘Revert’ when you mean to say ‘Reply.’
It is better to ask for a response by saying, “Please reply by the end of the day.”
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