Is this too pedantic?

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An employee in my small friendly team always writes "hope your well?" at the start of all her professional emails to clients and freelance staff. She's a gem and absolutely first class employee who I greatly value, and we get on well on a friendly level. Shall I just ignore it? I can't think of a way to raise it without coming across as a pedant- probably because I am one!

What do you think is wrong with it and what would you start the email with instead. Honestly can’t see what is wrong with it and why you would pull someone up on it. It would make me feel very resentful and it’s clear that she’s not an employee that you would want to lose.

It’s not pedantic time draw a grammatical error to someone’s notice.

...employee who I greatly value...

The above should be “whom I...” etc. Strictly speaking it’s best not to split the infinitive, either.

“It’s not pedantic time draw...”

Oops re. the typo in the above. Should be “to draw”.

@BookishZen

What do you think is wrong with it and what would you start the email with instead. Honestly can’t see what is wrong with it and why you would pull someone up on it. It would make me feel very resentful and it’s clear that she’s not an employee that you would want to lose.

It should be “Hope you’re well.”

Depends where you work. If I got a mail like that from a teacher, I’d worry. If I was booking a hairdresser’s appointment I wouldn’t think that it reflected on her skills.
I correct spelling and grammar for a living but would never do so uninvited.

You're not being pedantic. What she's typing is incorrect.

Not splitting the infinitive is a zombie rule.

Honestly can’t see what is wrong with it

It should be "you're" not "your". I don't think the op is objecting to the sentiment.

Personally, I think I would rather be told I was starting all my emails with an error than have everyone watch me and cringe.

Totally agree, it's bad grammar, and very irritating to read.

@GirlCalledJames

Not splitting the infinitive is a zombie rule.

Yes, that’s true. However, some people prefer to follow that rule.

Do people ever read the thread from the start?!

Oops my bad 🙈🙈, I’m blaming this on having a baby that doesn’t understand the clocks going back so is waking up an hour earlier. She wasn’t exactly a late riser before.

I wouldn't consider something as basic and jarring as your vs you're to be pedantic.

Who vs whom probably.

I also think from my perspective it's a bit worse that it's the first thing in the email and every single email. If it is a professional business, it makes a poor first impression.

In the body of the text on an occasional basis, that would be less constructive to mention. We all have moments!

It's unprofessional to make a basic mistake. It reflects upon the business.

Pulling other people up on their usage for rules that aren’t part of accepted correct grammar is a really special kind of social awkwardness.

You could address it a different, positive way, for example, by having templates for e-mails.

I think it gives a bad impression of your company, so I'd correct them (as nicely as you can!).

It's the 21st century though so split as many infinitives as you like.

@Spam88

I think it gives a bad impression of your company, so I'd correct them (as nicely as you can!).

It's the 21st century though so split as many infinitives as you like.

Nooooooo! They are special!

@GirlCalledJames

You could address it a different, positive way, for example, by having templates for e-mails.

That’s a good idea.

Yes it is too pedantic. I think you would come across as a bit of a bitch to pull someone up for that, irrespective of how "nicely" you try to say it.

I can't believe people get so worked over stuff like this.

Yes of course you should correct her. It's a professional email and reflects badly on the company. Just say, "I have spotted a typo - it should be you're not your".

@Janegrey333 but I'm only writing on a forum, so I don't think my sloppy grammar on this post matters. (And you were a bit cheeky to point it out!) My question was specifically about my employee's emails to staff and clients.

Yes I think the fact it's the opening sentence every single time is why my attention is drawn to it.

We are not teachers but we do support members of the public and a professional presentation is fairly important to me.

It's how to word it without sounding petty really.

Please correct her. This would annoy me and is very unprofessional. It is soneasy to fix, you don't have to make her feel bad doing so.

A 50/50 split opinion on this! Surprised 50% of you think it's not an issue in a professional context!

But how to raise it?!!

Yes of course you should correct her. It's a professional email and reflects badly on the company. Just say, "I have spotted a typo - it should be you're not your".

This.
No, it's not being pedantic as it's an elementary error that should be corrected - the longer it's allowed to go on, the more humiliated she will feel. Point it out and move on.