{"id":14638,"date":"2021-09-02T12:55:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T12:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=14638"},"modified":"2023-04-21T09:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T09:23:28","slug":"10-keep-me-posted-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/10-keep-me-posted-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"10 &#8220;Keep me posted&#8221; Alternatives You Wish You Knew Earlier"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the origins of the idiom &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; are not precisely known, the phrase has been around for a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It certainly predates email, the form of communication it is now most frequently used in.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, its current popularity in written correspondence comes as a direct result of how much easier it is to &ldquo;keep someone posted&rdquo; in the modern world. Thanks to technological progress, all it takes to update someone now is to tap some keys and click a button.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You do not have to nail a public order to a post in a town square, bring your written letter to a messenger stationed along a postal route, or even mail your written update at the local post office, as you once did.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What this idiom is now used to mean, is simply &ldquo;keep me updated about this situation&rdquo; or &ldquo;send me regular updates with the latest information about this situation.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has become a common expression in professional emails, but it is used so often that it has begun to lose its impact.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you really want someone to keep you up to date, it is better to use an alternative phrase that expresses more clearly how regularly and soon you expect to be informed about any new developments.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>10 Alternative ways to say &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Keep me up to date<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This alternative phrase can be used more or less interchangeably with &ldquo;<strong>keep me posted<\/strong>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, while &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; is more vague in terms of what it expects from the person being addressed, &ldquo;keep me up to date&rdquo; sets a clear expectation that the person saying it be notified of any changes to a situation as they happen.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saying &ldquo;keep me up to date&rdquo; is a request to always be informed of the most recent developments of a given situation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>Dear Sarah,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/i-hope-this-email-finds-you-well\/\">I hope this email finds you well<\/a>! I will be meeting with Cindy&rsquo;s parents on Friday, September 27th to discuss how she is settling in at Sandycove Elementary. I would appreciate if you could keep me up to date on her progress between now and then.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/thank-you-for-your-cooperation\/\">Thank you for your cooperation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<\/p>\n<p>Clive<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Please report back to me<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This alternative to &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; implies a power hierarchy. The person being asked to report back is usually under the authority of the person asking to be reported back to.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This phrase is a great one to use for communicating with an employee or a member of a team you manage, because it can easily be made into a highly specific request and leaves little room for ambiguity.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Clarissa,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for confirming that you are available to attend the auction on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please report back to me afterwards to confirm the purchase of lots #421 and #423.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/looking-forward-to-speaking-with-you\/\">Looking forward to speaking with you<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>3. Keep me informed of any developments<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A request to be kept informed of any developments, much like asking to be kept up to date, is a request to be notified of changes to a given situation as they occur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the phrase &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; is unclear about the circumstances in which the person saying it wants to be given information, &ldquo;keep me informed of any developments&rdquo; is a clear request to be told as soon as anything relevant to the subject under discussion happens.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Ms. Walsh,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am Ciara&rsquo;s guidance counsellor at Liberty High and am writing regarding her request for a period of absence from school for medical reasons. This has of course been approved by the principal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am sorry to hear that Ciara will be needing surgery in the coming days. Please keep me informed of any developments in her treatment, so that the school remains up to date about her condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Murphy&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>4. Brief me regularly about the situation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This alternative to &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; also implies a difference in hierarchy between the sender and the recipient of an email.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phrase &ldquo;brief me regularly about the situation&rdquo; should be used by an employer or team manager when speaking to a subordinate. Again, it is a far clearer instruction than &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo;.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi Daniela,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for your notes from the recent meeting with the agency.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would appreciate it if you could brief me regularly about the situation regarding the two estates on Pearse Street as the negotiations progress.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gemma<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25373\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives.png\" alt=\"Keep Me Posted Alternatives\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives.png 1000w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-720x1080.png 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-800x1200.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives.png\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25373 eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%201500'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='1500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Keep Me Posted Alternatives\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives.png 1000w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-720x1080.png 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Keep-Me-Posted-Alternatives-800x1200.png 800w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><b>5. Notify me of any changes<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This alternative to &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; has a slightly different meaning than the others mentioned in this article.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the other phrases used ask for some form of future communication, the request to be notified of any changes implies that there only needs to be further contact about the issue at hand if something about it changes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr. Powers,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/i-am-reaching-out-to-you\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I am reaching out to you<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of my upcoming trip to Paris, which I booked through your agency. I have now heard there is an ongoing train strike in France. Will this affect my journey?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please notify me of any changes to my schedule, if there are any, once you have looked into this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Verity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>6. Let me know<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A simple and commonly used alternative to &ldquo;keep me posted,&rdquo; which has a more direct meaning, is &ldquo;Let me know.&rdquo; This is often used when the sender expects an answer from the recipient to a single question, often to do with scheduling.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi Hannah,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/meaning-of-thank-you-for-reaching-out-to-me\/\">Thank you for reaching out to me<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the upcoming neuroscience conference. I would be happy to attend.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it possible for me to purchase a ticket for just one day, or will I have to pay for both days?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me know.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheers,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samantha<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>7. Let me know how it goes<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This alternative to &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; is a request to be informed about how a specific event goes. It should be used to refer to something that has been mentioned earlier in the email.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Joanna,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wanted to say good luck on your presentation today! You will <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/indubitably\/\">indubitably<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> do great.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me know how it goes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saramina<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>8. Let me know what you find out<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This alternative to &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; is a specific request to be informed about something the recipient of the email is going to be looking into.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Jay,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/many-thanks\/\">Many thanks<\/a> for your recent email explaining your thoughts on the best angle for the article about the history of vegetarian food in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think it makes sense to interview Harry Trube, the CEO of Soulful Vegetables. Let me know what you find out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carla<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>9. Fill me in on the details&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While still part of the Consultative Register, this alternative to &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; could also be considered to belong to the Informal Register and should mostly be used between colleagues who have a comfortable, informal relationship, or between friendly acquaintances.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi Cindy,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for your email! I am so happy to hear that the launch party was a success. Do you want to fill me in on the details over coffee sometime this week?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>10. Keep me in the loop<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asking someone to keep you in the loop is fairly similar to asking them to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/i-will-keep-you-posted-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep you posted<\/a><\/strong>, as neither is a request for specific information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, asking to be kept in the loop is just another way of asking to be kept up to date about the developments of an ongoing situation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When there is no way to know specifically when things will change with the situation under discussion, there is no harm in using a fairly general phrase to express an interest in being kept &ldquo;in the know&rdquo; when they do.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#ddddd6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi Andrew,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hear you are working out reaching out to the folks at Smart Power about a possible collaboration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep me in the loop; I&rsquo;ll be interested to hear how things develop.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a summary of all &ldquo;Keep me posted alternatives&rdquo; that we have seen in this article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep me up to date<\/li>\n<li>Please report back to me<\/li>\n<li>Keep me informed of any developments<\/li>\n<li>Brief me regularly about the situation<\/li>\n<li>Notify me of any changes<\/li>\n<li>Let me know<\/li>\n<li>Let me know how it goes<\/li>\n<li>Let me know what you find out<\/li>\n<li>Fill me in on the details<\/li>\n<li>Keep me in the loop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the origins of the idiom &ldquo;keep me posted&rdquo; are not precisely known, the phrase has been around for a long time. It certainly predates email, the form of communication it is now most frequently used in.&nbsp; However, its current popularity in written correspondence comes as a direct result of how much easier it is &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable-in-feed":false,"article-schema-type":"","disable-critical-css":false,"_convertkit_action_broadcast_export":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[754],"class_list":["post-14638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","tag-keep-me-posted-alternatives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14638"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25375,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14638\/revisions\/25375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}