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Suppose, I have written a post regarding achieving some good at my job and earning a few certificates and I got a reply to that: "Hope your upcoming posts will have more number of certificates."

I am thinking of replying: "Thank you, I am hoping the same."

Does it sound arrogant? Should I reply "Sure will try"?

Eddie Kal
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MysteriousCoder
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No, I don't think it's arrogant.

  • If your concern is that it appears that you are too confident of your future success: I would say no, it's a reasonable optimism (especially since you say "hope"). Even a response of "You bet they will!" might not be inappropriate, but seen as cheerful enthusiasm. (An example of what might be arrogant, as well as over-aggressive, would be "Of course they will! Why wouldn't they?!")
  • If there's a tone problem, it might be that "I am" would normally be contracted to "I'm" in casual speech, so avoiding the contraction sounds a bit formal. There are many shorter constructions that could communicate your intent, like "Thanks, I hope so too!"
Andy Bonner
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