Asked by shawda

When is it most appropriate to quote from an e-mail message in a response?
when you want to simply write to the sender without starting a new e-mail
when you want to include specific confidential or embarrassing information
when the quote makes the response e-mail too long for the recipient to read
when the quote is part of a series of e-mails written by more than one person

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: when the quote is part of a series of e-mails written by more than one person.

Explanation: quoting selected parts of prior messages provides context and clarifies who said what in multi‑participant threads. Avoid quoting confidential/embarrassing content, avoid quoting everything if it makes the reply too long, and you don’t need to quote just to send a simple reply to the sender.