ForwardingirrelevantemailsVaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)Writingemailslate atnightCopying toomany peopleunnecessarilyNogreetingorsalutationMisusingCC orBCCMissingsubjectlineToo manyexclamationmarksOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)Grammaror spellingerrorSending anemailwithoutproofreadingEmail withno clearcall-to-actionUsing “ReplyAll”unnecessarilyMissingattachmentNotrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursOverly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Writing inall caps(shouting)Usingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)Free!Noclosingline orsignatureForwardingirrelevantemailsVaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)Writingemailslate atnightCopying toomany peopleunnecessarilyNogreetingorsalutationMisusingCC orBCCMissingsubjectlineToo manyexclamationmarksOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)Grammaror spellingerrorSending anemailwithoutproofreadingEmail withno clearcall-to-actionUsing “ReplyAll”unnecessarilyMissingattachmentNotrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursOverly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Writing inall caps(shouting)Usingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)Free!Noclosingline orsignature

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.


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