Dr. Word asks, “E me”?

by David Safier

Dr. Word just received an email from someone in a semi-official position who most likely writes an abundance of emails during his working day. The end of the email reads,

"E me if you have any questions."

Should the good doctor object to "E me," yet another abbreviation created by the serial abbreviators of the new electronic universe? No. He decides he rather likes it. Who, reading those words in an email, could doubt their meaning? Additionally, they have a rather euphonious ring. "E me." One imagines the phrase would flow well within a bit of Shakespearean iambic pentameter, were the Immortal Bard living in the era of email. "E me, my lord, if you have further queries." The phrase passes two important tests of good usage.