Writingemailslate atnightOverly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Copying toomany peopleunnecessarilyOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)Sending anemailwithoutproofreadingOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)NogreetingorsalutationWriting inall caps(shouting)Free!Using “ReplyAll”unnecessarilyGrammaror spellingerrorToo manyexclamationmarksMisusingCC orBCCEmail withno clearcall-to-actionUsingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailNoclosingline orsignatureForwardingirrelevantemailsVaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)Notrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursMissingattachmentMissingsubjectlineWritingemailslate atnightOverly formaltone (e.g., “ToWhom It MayConcern” in aninternal email)Copying toomany peopleunnecessarilyOverlycasual tone(e.g., “Heydude!”)Sending anemailwithoutproofreadingOverly longemail (morethan 3paragraphswithout breaks)NogreetingorsalutationWriting inall caps(shouting)Free!Using “ReplyAll”unnecessarilyGrammaror spellingerrorToo manyexclamationmarksMisusingCC orBCCEmail withno clearcall-to-actionUsingabbreviationslike "BTW" ina formalemailNoclosingline orsignatureForwardingirrelevantemailsVaguesubject line(e.g.,“Important!”or “Hello”)Notrespondingto an emailwithin 48hoursMissingattachmentMissingsubjectline

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