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In your answer, you have not adressed the difference between "for your information" and "for your reference". The former means that the reader is to be notified ... EnglishLanguageLearnersStackExchangeisaquestionandanswersiteforspeakersofotherlanguageslearningEnglish.Itonlytakesaminutetosignup. Signuptojointhiscommunity Anybodycanaskaquestion Anybodycananswer Thebestanswersarevotedupandrisetothetop Home Public Questions Tags Users Unanswered Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Collaborateandshareknowledgewithaprivategroup. CreateafreeTeam WhatisTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. Learnmore "Foryourreference"or"Foryourinformation" AskQuestion Asked 7years,4monthsago Active 5years,2monthsago Viewed 393ktimes 4 5 IalwaysgetconfusedwheneverIfindmyselfinthissituation.Igetemailsaskingtosendsomeonesomepicturesandotherinformation.Whenreplying,whatshouldIwrite? Kindlyfindtheattachedpicturesandlinkforyourreference. Kindlyfindtheattachedpicturesandlinkforyourinformation. OrshouldIuseanyotherwordstomakeitsimpler?Whatabout"foryourneedful"?Pleaseletmeknow. word-choiceindian-english Share Improvethisquestion Follow editedFeb2'16at19:04 Jasper 23.6k44goldbadges5252silverbadges8585bronzebadges askedAug7'14at5:15 IdealIdeal 16144goldbadges44silverbadges77bronzebadges 8 4 UsePleaseinsteadofkindly-Pleasefindtheattached...Ifyouraregivingtheminformationthatyouwantthemtoknowthenyoucanuse"foryourinformation"ifyouraregivingthemsomethingyouwouldlikethemtobeabletorefertothenuse"foryourreference."(NEEDFULisjustwrong).Youcanalsoavoidthewholethingwithsomethinglike:"Here'sthepicturesyouaskedfor." – Jim Aug7'14at5:24 Justawordonthisanswer:"Pleasefindattachedtherequestedpicturesandinformation,foryourreference.Pleaseletmeknowifanythingelseisneeded/required."Ibelievethewordattachedisalittlebitodd.Trysomethinglikethis:Attachedaretherequestedpicturesand.....foryourreference. – jim_nr Sep29'14at5:20 1 PleasefindattachedisactuallyasetphraseinEnglish,andiscompletelycorrectandpreferredover@jim_nr'sanswerinaformalsetting. – Sanchises Sep29'14at10:36 Usingthewords"find"and/or"findattachedthe"inthisquestionisabitarchaic.Whynotuse:"Ihaveattachedtherequested..."or"Attachedaretherequested..."Thisisamoreformalandcommonwayinbusinesscorrespondence...especiallyinemails. – jim_nr Sep29'14at10:57 It'sinterestingthatGarner'sModernAmericanUsage(page303)hasthis:"*enclosedpleasefind;*pleasefindenclosed;*enclosedherewith;*enclosedherein.Thesephrases--commonincommercialandlegalcorrespondence--arearchaicdeadwoodforhereare,enclosedis,I'veenclosed,orthelike.Interestingly,business-writingtextshaveconsistentlycondemnedthephrasessincethelate19thcentury:[...]" – DamkerngT. Sep29'14at12:09  |  Show3morecomments 3Answers 3 Active Oldest Votes 1 Itdependsonhowformal/informalthesituation,andbyextension,theemailis. Foraformalsetting,youcoulduse: Hi[...] Pleasefindattachedtherequestedpicturesandinformation,foryour reference.Pleaseletmeknowifanythingelseisneeded/required. Thankyou, [...] Foraninformalsetting,anythingsimplergoes: Dear[...], Herearethepicturesandlinksyouwerelookingfor. Lookupsomein-depthstrategiesonwritingformallettershere.Itmighthelp. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedAug10'14at10:10 user230 answeredAug7'14at5:44 ManishGiriManishGiri 1,78299silverbadges2525bronzebadges 3 IsitoktoUse>DearRojiJee,PleasefindthebelowPicasalinkandattachedpicturesforyourreference.-ifsheaskingpicturestosendittoherguests.Can'tweuse-foryourneedful/foryournecessaryaction.thanks – Ideal Aug7'14at5:59 Inyouranswer,youhavenotadressedthedifferencebetween"foryourinformation"and"foryourreference".Theformermeansthatthereaderistobenotifiedabouttheattachmentnow,whereasthelattermeansthatthereadercanusetheattachmentforfuturereference. – Sanchises Sep29'14at10:38 "Foryourreference"soundsoddtome(nativeAmE)andIwouldsimplifyitto"forreference" – Kevin Feb2'16at19:51 Addacomment  |  0 Whenyouarereplyingtoarequest,thereisnoneedtoqualifyit;asimple Attachedarethepicturesyourequested. isentirelysufficient. InAmericanEnglish,weuseafewphrasestosignalrelatedexpectations. Foryourinformation(frequentlyabbreviatedFYI) Foryoursituationalawareness(notascommon,maybeabbreviatedFYSA) Forreference Forfuturereference Foryourinformationintheworkplaceimpliesthatnoactionisrequiredontherecipient’spart—commonlyusedinunsolicitedcommunication.Inlessformalsettings,thesamephrasemayindicatethatthespeakerbelievessomeoneelseisaskingaquestionthatisnoneofhisbusiness. Inmilitary,defense,andaerospacesettings,situationalawarenessisageneralideaofwhatisgoingonintheimmediatesurroundings.Apilotlisteningtotheradiotounderstandwhatotheraircraftareinthevicinityofanaerodromeispartofmaintainingsituationalawareness.TaggingcommunicationasFYSAlikewiseimpliesnoimmediateactionisnecessarybutthattheinformationisusefulforday-to-dayinteraction,e.g.,“theheadsofthosedepartmentsdonotgetalongatall,FYSA.” Well,foryourinformation,Ihadadoctorappointment,andthat’swhyIwasn’tabletomakeit. Thesamesentimentmightbeexpressedbeginningwith Ifyoumustknow… Thesimilarphraseforyourreferenceisslightlyambiguous.Sometimesitmeansthesameasforfuturereference,whichimpliesnoactionrequiredandfileitinthebackofyourheadforwhenthiscomesupagainlater.Itcanalsobeasubtlesuggestionthattherecipientshouldusetheaccompanyinginformationtocompletesometask. Allofthesephraseswouldsoundoutofplaceorredundantindirectreplytoarequest,buttheymaymakesenseinprovidingadditional,non-obviousdetails. AttachedistherequestedpictureofMr.Jonesfromlastyear’scharitybenefit.HeandMrs.Jonesrecentlydivorced,FYI,soyoumaynotwanttoincludethatpictureintheupcomingnewsletter. Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredSep14'16at16:00 GregBaconGregBacon 87055silverbadges1212bronzebadges Addacomment  |  -1 Iusedtosay pleasefindtheattachedfile/document PleasefindattachedtwocopiesofmyCV. Pleasefindattachedthefilewespokeaboutyesterday. PleasefindattachedthephotographImentionedinmylastemail. That'sitandbesimplewhilesendingattachedfiles. 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