In general, since the question was asked of someone else who seems to have responsibility for such questions, you should let the main addressee answer the question. It’s effectively the same as if you were in a room and someone looked directly at the this person and asked the question. You may know the answer, but it was asked of someone else.
How to respond to the person who answered my question?
The answerer at the very least took time to write an answer for your question. Let the answerer have the last word in his/her answer’s comment thread — especially if you’re a third party (that is, another commenter and not the question asker). It’s his/her answer, after all.
When to change the answer to a question?
What could change the answer is if the writer of the question believes that the individual in question doesn’t know the answer. Even though that individual might formally be the one to provide the answer, you were copied to help craft it. In that case, you should offer the answer to the addressee and let them respond.
Is it okay to not answer a question?
Not answering the question, answers the question! It sometimes happens that, even though a topic seems to be none of anybody’s business, everybody seems to be suddenly interested in knowing about it. Some people are just naturals when it comes to asking mean and blunt questions. Such nosy people lack basic etiquette.
What to do if someone sends you a wrong number?
If the sender continues to send otherwise harmless messages trying to reach someone else, you can reply: “Wrong number, sorry.” Then block the number. Thanks for contributing an answer to Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange! Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research! But avoid …
How to respond to a letter requesting information?
When someone sends you a letter requesting information of some kind, it’s important to respond promptly and briefly but without sounding curt. The key to a good letter answering request information or a reply letter to a request of documents is to sound as if you’re happy to provide the information if you can or truly sorry if you cannot.
