The Vocabulary of Reaching Out

American English has many casual phrases for making first contact.

Reach out. Contact someone, often for the first time.

Feel free to reach out. You are welcome to contact me.

I hope this email finds you well. A common polite first line of an email, often to someone you do not know well.

Ping me. Send me a short message.

Hop on a call. Talk by phone or video for a few minutes.

Shoot me an email. Write to me, quickly and informally.

Happy to connect. I accept your contact or introduction.

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