Which sounds more natural in a work email?

"Please revert back to me at your earliest convenience."
"Please get back to me when you can."

A lot of professionals use the first one thinking it sounds formal. Does it? Why or why not?

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Which sounds more natural in a work email?

"Please revert back to me at your earliest convenience."
"Please get back to me when you can."

A lot of professionals use the first one thinking it sounds formal. Does it? Why or why not?

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It sounds odd to me as revert doesn't really mean the same thing in this context. But I might be wrong..

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Hello, John. As a native English speaker, the second sentence definitely sounds more natural.

The second part of the first sentence

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REVERT is not the word you want. It means something like "go back to a previous state".   You can say the second one, or "Please reply to me at your earliest convenience."

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