in business letter, is the word "kindly" suitable to use? when i want to ask the customer to transfer the money or check something. i write "please kindly arrange the T/T payment." and"please kindly check the Invoice" is it good to use?
i will appreciate to your help, thank you!!
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You can use kindly, but not along with please, as they are both saying the same thing. Kindly arrange the payment OR Please arrange the payment
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You can use kindly, but not along with please, as they are both saying the same thing.
Kindly arrange the payment OR Please arrange the payment
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In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with using "kindly" in the way you suggest, but it can be overdone, and it is not a word that I have used much myself. Ask yourself how the letter would read without "kindly". I would suggest that "Please arrange the payment..." is just as likely to get the result you want.
I would however warn against using "kindly" by itself. If you write "Kindly