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- meaning - Difference between kind and kindly - English Language . . .
Used as adjectives, 'kind' and 'kindly' are synonyms You may replace one with the other Kindly 1 adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A kindly person is kind, caring, and sympathetic He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man Synonyms: benevolent, kind, caring, nice However, 'kindly' can be used as an adverb, meaning 'thoughtfully or helpfully' Kindly
- meaning in context - Kindly notice that or Kindly note that . . .
Sometimes I received emails start with "Kindly notice", and other times "Kindly note", I checked the two meaning on the dictionaries and it seem both of them can be verb and they have similar meani
- meaning in context - Difference between kindly and please - English . . .
This is a matter of tone or "register" "Kindly" is seen in America as being old-fashioned and overly formal Not incorrect, but rare and getting rarer See, for example, this ngram result for "kindly reply" vs "please reply" The last time the former was as common as the latter was about 1910 As of 2000, "please reply" was about 25x as common I can't speak for BrE usage
- culture - Is kindly considered inappropriate to use? - English . . .
Consider the common phrase "please kindly listen while I explain this; or kindly wait while I check this " In my view please is asking while kindly, as already mentioned, is used to take the edge of a command An example being in written format: 'kindly pay your debt at your earliest convenience ' The use of both words together is contradictory
- Two objects vs. Object+Prepositional phrase and request you to vs . . .
Kindly is a little bit of an archaic word in both the context of kindly asking someone to do something and asking someone to kindly do something Kindly asking someone to do something is used frequently in written English, especially formal English
- usage - Kindly for closing email! - English Language Learners Stack . . .
Can the word "kindly" be used to close an email, for example: Hi Matt, I would like to thank you for the great help yesterday! kindly, John I see it very strange, but many people in my institution are using it to close their emails! Kindly, is this usage of "kindly" is correct?
- word choice - For your reference or For your information - English . . .
I get emails asking to send someone some pictures and other information When replying, what should I write? Kindly find the attached pictures and link for your reference Kindly find the attached pictures and link for your information Or should I use any other words to make it simpler? What about "for your needful"? Please let me know
- word usage - Is kindly correctly used in I kindly request to apply . . .
I kindly request to apply in your company Is the usage of "kindly" correct here? I am writing a message to a company I am applying for
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