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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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what does ''for your kind information'' mean?

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00What does 01b01i00for your kind information02i02b00 mean? To me the use of word 01b01i00kind02i02b00 here is total nonsense. 01b01i00Kind02i02b00 means merciful or type but what does kind mean here?0-
  

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0I think it means that the person is being polite with you.02br
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00It's the same as : "I would like to kindly inform you..." = I would like to inform you politely.02br
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00Someone who is kind is gentle and helpful.02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00What does 01b01i00for your kind information02i02b00 mean? To me the use of word 01b01i00kind02i02b00 here is total nonsense. 01b01i00Kind02i02b00 means merciful or type but what does kind mean here?02font
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0Dear Friends,02br
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00In sentences 01b01i00for your kind information02i02b00 and 01b01i00for your kind attention02i02b00 using of word 01b01i00kind 02i02b00is totally nonsensical to me. I don't know in what way using of word 01b01i00kind02
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0 There is a difference between "kind information" and "kind attention". In "kind attention" we suggest that the recipient will be kind if he/she gives the matter his/her attention. The same cannot be said about "information".0-
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01font00I don't know in what way using of word 01b01i00kind02i02b00 shows that speaker is trying to be polite. 02font02br
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00As I said, it's nonsense. However, the use of the word 'kind' in such a phrase does suggest the writer is making an attempt to be nice.02
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0 Bravo Clive.Native Speakers talk to me like Clive said. Sometimes it doesn't have any meaning at all but it might be rhythm so people use it as their habit. In this case, I think so.0-
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0Well, Clive did point out that this is a nonsense phrase and you should use 'for your kind attention' instead, which may be a bit silly, but does sort of make sense. It is a phrase that is fairly widely used in business correspondance.02br
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00'for your kind information' makes no sense whatsoever. It would make someone sound very uneducated to me, as if they had made a mi
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0Maybe you should try `for your kind consideration`?0-
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Indians implemented this expression, as they have implemented alot of strange words and expressions.

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