I Know What He Means

Diamond Geezer touches upon a necessary skill for survival in the office jungle. I recall it well. Although I’m old enough to remember that the skill predates emails. I recollect quite a few memos went through the officespeak translator before being issued. And I remember seeing a copy of an apparently friendly and jovial memo sent by one manager to another that was spoken of in hushed tones as being the perfect example of the style. On reading it, the words and sentiments of "dear crabface" were plain to perceive without any need to be so obvious as to actually write them.