Notrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursUsingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailFree!Copying toomany peopleunnecessarilyWriting inall caps(shouting)MissingattachmentEmail withno clearcall-to-actionOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)Noclosingline orsignatureMisusingCC orBCCWritingemailslate atnightMissingsubjectlineNogreetingorsalutationForwardingirrelevantemailsOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)Vaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)Overly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Too manyexclamationmarksUsing “ReplyAll”unnecessarilySending anemailwithoutproofreadingGrammaror spellingerrorNotrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursUsingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailFree!Copying toomany peopleunnecessarilyWriting inall caps(shouting)MissingattachmentEmail withno clearcall-to-actionOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)Noclosingline orsignatureMisusingCC orBCCWritingemailslate atnightMissingsubjectlineNogreetingorsalutationForwardingirrelevantemailsOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)Vaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)Overly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Too manyexclamationmarksUsing “ReplyAll”unnecessarilySending anemailwithoutproofreadingGrammaror spellingerror

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