Used as adjectives, 'kind' and 'kindly' are synonyms Wikipedia says that the phrase is now obsolete and slang (this is news for me!). You may replace one with the other
Adjective [usually adjective noun] a kindly person is kind, caring, and sympathetic In fact, at times, we just write do the needful and the favorer understands everything He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man
This is a matter of tone or register Not incorrect, but rare and getting rarer See, for example, this ngram result for kindly reply vs The last time the former was as common as the latter was about 1910
As of 2000, please reply was about 25x as common I can't speak for bre usage. Sometimes i received emails start with kindly notice, and other times kindly note, i checked the two meaning on the dictionaries and it seem both of them can be verb and they have similar meani. Consider the common phrase please kindly listen while i explain this
An example being in written format 'kindly pay your debt at your earliest convenience.' the use of both words together is contradictory. Kindly is a little bit of an archaic word in both the context of kindly asking someone to do something and asking someone to kindly do something Kindly asking someone to do something is used frequently in written english, especially formal english.
Can the word kindly be used to close an email, for example Hi matt, i would like to thank you for the great help yesterday Kindly, john i see it very strange, but many people in my institution are using it to close their emails Kindly, is this usage of kindly is correct?
Is the usage of kindly correct here I am writing a message to a company i am applying for. I get emails asking to send someone some pictures and other information When replying, what should i write
Kindly find the attached pictures and link for your reference Kindly find the attached pictures and link for your information Or should i use any other words to make it simpler What about for your needful
You cannot enclose anything in an email because they don't have envelopes However (in my opinion) a more formal phrasing would be something like please find the pdf monthly status report attached for your reference or, shortly put please find the file attached for your reference If it is clear what. As you have better contacts with musicians, kindly do the needful
Do the needful is used when we want to cut the story short
