J1. Just letting you know / Justify / Jeopardize

1. Just letting you know (JLYK)

: It's typically used to introduce information that the recipient might find useful or relevant. It's often viewed as a polite way of introducing new information or a change that might affect the recipient.

: to provide important information without necessarily requiring action on the part of the recipient. It's a way of informing others while also being polite and professional.

ex) I am just letting you know that we have adjusted the timeline for our project delivery. The new deadline is June 15th. Please find the revised schedule attached.
ex) Just letting you know that our IT department will be performing routine maintenance on our internal systems this weekend. There might be some intermittent downtime.
ex) Tom, just letting you know that I got the data you sent this afternoon.

ex) Just letting you know, we have a really important tournament in the summer.
ex) Hi team, just letting you know that the location for our weekly meeting has been changed to Conference Room B due to maintenance in our usual room.
ex) Just letting you know, the budget for our department has been reduced slightly for the next fiscal year. We'll need to take this into account when planning our initiatives.

 

2. Justify
: to give or to be a good reason for
: to justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary.

ex) No argument can justify a war.
ex) I can't justify spending 15 dollars on coffee.
ex) It's hard to justify the cost of a new car right now. = It's hard to justify spending money on a new car right now.
ex) I'm sorry. I can't justify keeping her.
ex) A: Didn't you just return from Paris last night? You should have taken the day off today.
      B: Well, I couldn't justify taking another day off. I have a lot to catch up on.
ex) I can't justify handing you a promotion, on the same day that you lose a huge client.
ex) She was rude to my face. Nothing can justify such behavior.
ex) I can't justify what happened.

 

3. Jeopardize
: To jeopardize a situation or activity means to do something that may destroy it or cause it to fail.

: to put (something or someone) in danger

 

ex) He would never do anything to jeopardize his career.
ex) The scandal could seriously jeopardize his chances of being re-elected.
ex) The wrong decision could (seriously) jeopardize your career. 

ex) If we don't address these customer complaints promptly, we may jeopardize our brand reputation.

ex) The company cannot afford to jeopardize its relationship with its key suppliers by delaying payments.

ex) Delayed delivery of the raw materials jeopardized our production schedule.