Tap on “messaging” at the bottom of your LinkedIn mobile app screen and scroll through your messages.Notice how many people sent a personal reply to your connection request. It's an attempt at a corporate kiss-off and an attempt to feel more attractive than you and/or your organisation, and is common with arrogant small-time tech companies.I am glad to read that I am not the only person annoyed by the current usage of this expression!I am soooo fed up with being "reached out to" instead of being "contacted. As you now know, we operate an outreach program for those whom the modern vernacular has left feeling bewildered, betrayed and benighted.I never heard that particular phrase during my time in the IT business, although I do agree that area of business has always been a wellspring of management speak.Apologies for the errant apostrophe in my previous post.I was hearing 'reaching out' on US TV shows such as NYPD Blue 20 years ago. I call or contact you.There are two legitimate uses of the phrase: offering help, and asking for help. He’s a truck driver and can be gone for months at a time.

It used the song 'Reach out and touch somebody's hand' as its theme and "reaching out" was its catchphrase.It's bad, and getting worse. It connotes that you are in trouble and need help so when companies or anyone else says to customers or to anyone else, "Thank you for reaching out" it comes off as condescending and implying you need help.I wanted to edit the message below but was unable to. I have recently received a number of emails where the phrase “Thank you for reaching out to ___” is used instead of what I would expect to be the normal expression “Thank you for contacting ___”.Is “reaching out” now the in vogue expression for the simple act of contacting someone? What are some alternative ways to say “Thank you for reaching out to me”? "Saying, "reaching out" when you mean to say, "contact" or "ask" is inappropriate and irritating. If a guy says he doesn’t want to date you because he doesn’t want to ruin the friendship, then he’s just being polite.

It connotes that you are in trouble and need help so when companies or anyone else says to customers or to anyone else, "Thank you for reaching out" it comes off as condescending and implying you need help.I wanted to edit the message below but was unable to.

I'm convinced that it's a symptom of the current attempts to re-engineer human culture.This phrase "reaching out" always sounds slightly, quirky, insulting, smug and superior.

I don't reach out to anyone. That was the official announcement. We hate grammatical errors with passion. Do they stand out among the messages that simply say, “Jennifer Smith is now a connection”? "The ubuquitous "reach out" has become annoying to the max. That was the official announcement. It connotes that you are in trouble and need help so when companies or anyone else says to customers or to anyone else, "Thank you for reaching out" it comes off as condescending and implying you need help. #BMW #CAR #M3 #Turbo #V8 #6cylinder by Anonymous 3 hours ago His Silence Sends a Message! When someone says to you "thanks for reaching out" Are they implying that you are pathetic and needy?

I am the proud owner of linguaholic.com. Thanks for reaching out. A lot of people have had some kind of emotional setback that make them not want to get into a commitment. As you now know, we operate an outreach program for those whom the modern vernacular has left feeling bewildered, betrayed and benighted.I never heard that particular phrase during my time in the IT business, although I do agree that area of business has always been a wellspring of management speak.Apologies for the errant apostrophe in my previous post.I was hearing 'reaching out' on US TV shows such as NYPD Blue 20 years ago. It interrogates, investigates, questions, digs, intimidates, et al. He was first quiet then he smiled slightly and then he said thank you. @HS Thank you for reaching out to us in your hour of need.

I don't reach out to anyone.