Guide 131 / 200 5 swaps Formal register
Professional words for “share”
Five verbs for passing information along.
i · When it mattersTwo lines, no filler
"Share" is warm and vague. "Distribute" is for physical or bulk items; "disseminate" is for information at scale; "circulate" is for documents; "forward" is for a single hop; "relay" is for passing through an intermediary.
ii · The swaps5 ways
- 01Distribute neutral
spread out to recipients
Distribute the handbook to new hires.
- 02Disseminate formal
spread information widely
Disseminate the findings across divisions.
- 03Circulate neutral
pass a document through a group
Circulate the draft for comment.
- 04Forward neutral
pass to the next recipient
Forward the note to legal.
- 05Relay neutral
pass through as messenger
Relay the update to the customer.