About this episode

Phil and Becca discuss the impact of rude emails and share new vocabulary related to email communication.

What is the rudest email you have ever received? We all deal with emails on a daily basis, but sometimes people can write them too quickly, without thinking enough about how it makes the other person feel. Is there anything that people write in emails which you find impolite? And have you ever sent a rude email yourself...? Phil and Becca discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.Get a free worksheet, quiz and transcript for this episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260702Practise your listening with The Listening Room here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_listening_roomSubscribe to our newsletters here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil, Becca

Topics covered

• rude emails
• email etiquette
• communication
• vocabulary
• impoliteness

Keywords

• rude emails
• email etiquette
• communication skills
• impolite messages
• vocabulary

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Organizations: BBC

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