My friend sent an email to somewhere and I just want to know if they responded to him. What is the right way to ask it?
Can I ask:
Did you get email back?
If not, what would be an acceptable way?
asked Sep 28 '15 at 12:26
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1"Did you get an email back?" is fine, along with "Did you get an email back from [receiver's name]?" – Julia Sep 28 '15 at 13:01
If you are unsure of which person exactly he mailed to, you should avoid using he/she/they and try using a different construction like in the examples below:
- Have you received a response (to your e-mail)?
- Did you get a reply?
- Did you receive an answer?
If you do know who is supposed to reply to his e-mail, use he/she/they. Here are a few examples:
- Did they reply to your e-mail?
- Did he give you a response?
- Did she answer you?
- Have they answered your e-mail?
- Has he replied to your e-mail?
Did you get a {reply/response} to your {message/email}?
Did {he/she/they} {respond/reply} to your {message/email}?
Or: Did {he/she/they} get back to you [about that]?
Note: Use "they" if
there were multiple addressees (recipients)
you do not know the gender of the addressee(s)
you do not know whether there was one addressee or many
