19 Old-Fashioned Business Phrases and Substitutions

WritingSkills.web.id - The following are old-fashioned business phrases or antiquated business phrases. They sound stuffy and old; use them sparingly, if at all! Read your copy out loud; if it doesn't sound like something you would say in a normal conversation, rewrite it.

19 Old-Fashioned Business Phrases and The Substitutions

1. "kindly"

• Instead of: kindly

• Use: please

2. "advise us"

• Instead of: advise us

• Use: tell us, let us know

3. "tender"

• Instead of: tender

• Use: offer, send

4. "this will acknowledge your"

• Instead of: this will acknowledge your

• Use: as you requested

5. "endeavor"

• Instead of: endeavor

• Use: try

6. "in view of the fact"

• Instead of: in view of the fact

• Use: because

7. "in lieu of"

• Instead of: in lieu of

• Use: instead of

8. "in the amount of"

• Instead of: in the amount of

• Use: for

9. "we deem it advisable"

• Instead of: we deem it advisable

• Use: we suggest

10. "state"

• Instead of: state

• Use: say

11. "not in a position to"

• Instead of: not in a position to

• Use: can't

12. "in compliance with your request"

• Instead of: in compliance with your request

• Use: as you requested

13. "it is our opinion"

• Instead of: it is our opinion

• Use: we think

14. "at the present time"

• Instead of: at the present time

• Use: now

15. "under separate cover"

• Instead of: under separate cover

• Use: separately

16. "in the event that"

• Instead of: in the event that

• Use: if

17. "in the near future"

• Instead of: in the near future

• Use: soon

18. "similar to"

• Instead of: similar to

• Use: like

19. "inadvertent postponement"

• Instead of: inadvertent postponement

• Use: delay

More old-fashioned business phrases (antiquated phrases), see Old-Fashioned Business Phrases List (Antiquated Phrases).