Mirko
A question for native speakers: Is "come back" a strange choice of words to refer to a reply by email? Example: Dear Christine, Thanks so much for coming back to me on the below. [...]
May 22, 2021 10:29 AM
Answers · 11
Personally, I’d say and have heard... get back. Get back to me....,thanks for getting back to me. I wouldn’t say come back. I’m American and maybe that’s why.
May 22, 2021
Thanks so much everyone for replying! 🙂 I also have mostly heard "get back", but I had an email exchange with a person based in the UK where "come back" was used. Based on this fact and on Andrew's comment, I would conclude that "come back" is a choice of words typically British. Perhaps other native speakers will be able to confirm this.
May 22, 2021
This is very common and acceptable. It’s like saying: “ thanks for getting back to me “
May 22, 2021
I agree with get back. I’ve never seen come back and I wouldn’t use it that way. Thank you for getting(replying) back to me. Is appropriate for this situation
May 22, 2021
Still haven’t found your answers?
Write down your questions and let the native speakers help you!