Overly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Grammaror spellingerrorWritingemailslate atnightMissingsubjectlineUsing “ReplyAll”unnecessarilyUsingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailWriting inall caps(shouting)MissingattachmentOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)Email withno clearcall-to-actionForwardingirrelevantemailsNotrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursFree!NogreetingorsalutationToo manyexclamationmarksMisusingCC orBCCSending anemailwithoutproofreadingCopying toomany peopleunnecessarilyOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)Vaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)Noclosingline orsignatureOverly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Grammaror spellingerrorWritingemailslate atnightMissingsubjectlineUsing “ReplyAll”unnecessarilyUsingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailWriting inall caps(shouting)MissingattachmentOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)Email withno clearcall-to-actionForwardingirrelevantemailsNotrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursFree!NogreetingorsalutationToo manyexclamationmarksMisusingCC orBCCSending anemailwithoutproofreadingCopying toomany peopleunnecessarilyOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)Vaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)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. Overly formal tone (e.g., “To Whom It May Concern” in an internal email)
  2. Grammar or spelling error
  3. Writing emails late at night
  4. Missing subject line
  5. Using “Reply All” unnecessarily
  6. Using abbreviations like "BTW" in a formal email
  7. Writing in all caps (shouting)
  8. Missing attachment
  9. Overly long email (more than 3 paragraphs without breaks)
  10. Email with no clear call-to-action
  11. Forwarding irrelevant emails
  12. Not responding to an email within 48 hours
  13. Free!
  14. No greeting or salutation
  15. Too many exclamation marks
  16. Misusing CC or BCC
  17. Sending an email without proofreading
  18. Copying too many people unnecessarily
  19. Overly casual tone (e.g., “Hey dude!”)
  20. Vague subject line (e.g., “Important!” or “Hello”)
  21. No closing line or signature