MisusingCC orBCCNotrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursGrammaror spellingerrorForwardingirrelevantemailsOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)MissingattachmentUsing “ReplyAll”unnecessarilyWritingemailslate atnightOverly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Vaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)MissingsubjectlineNoclosingline orsignatureUsingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailSending anemailwithoutproofreadingWriting inall caps(shouting)NogreetingorsalutationFree!Too manyexclamationmarksEmail withno clearcall-to-actionCopying toomany peopleunnecessarilyOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)MisusingCC orBCCNotrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursGrammaror spellingerrorForwardingirrelevantemailsOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)MissingattachmentUsing “ReplyAll”unnecessarilyWritingemailslate atnightOverly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Vaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)MissingsubjectlineNoclosingline orsignatureUsingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailSending anemailwithoutproofreadingWriting inall caps(shouting)NogreetingorsalutationFree!Too manyexclamationmarksEmail withno clearcall-to-actionCopying toomany peopleunnecessarilyOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)

Common Email errors - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
  1. Misusing CC or BCC
  2. Not responding to an email within 48 hours
  3. Grammar or spelling error
  4. Forwarding irrelevant emails
  5. Overly long email (more than 3 paragraphs without breaks)
  6. Missing attachment
  7. Using “Reply All” unnecessarily
  8. Writing emails late at night
  9. Overly formal tone (e.g., “To Whom It May Concern” in an internal email)
  10. Vague subject line (e.g., “Important!” or “Hello”)
  11. Missing subject line
  12. No closing line or signature
  13. Using abbreviations like "BTW" in a formal email
  14. Sending an email without proofreading
  15. Writing in all caps (shouting)
  16. No greeting or salutation
  17. Free!
  18. Too many exclamation marks
  19. Email with no clear call-to-action
  20. Copying too many people unnecessarily
  21. Overly casual tone (e.g., “Hey dude!”)