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Better ways to say “Enclosed please find”
"I've attached" or "here is."
i · Why avoid itTwo lines, no filler
A 19th-century letter-writing tic that survives in business email. Sounds more polite than it is.
ii · Before & afterDrop-in demo
Before
Enclosed please find the contract.
After
I've attached the contract.
iii · The alternatives4 ways out
- 01I've attached neutral
email default
I've attached the contract.
- 02Here is neutral
softer
Here is the contract.
- 03Attached neutral
one-word lead
Attached: the contract.
- 04See attached neutral
shortest
See attached.
iv · Brew tipKeep this one
Modern email: "I've attached." Skip the chrome.