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If you have one particular important thing to ask, only ask that one thing.
If you have only one request in your email, the recipient will have fewer options – he or she will either ignore your email, or will reply with a response to your request. The fewer options you give your recipient, the more likely you will achieve what you want.
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Wallwork, A. (2014). MAKING REQUESTS. In: Email and Commercial Correspondence. Guides to Professional English. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0635-2_5
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