Learn English – Synonym for the word “information”

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A friend sent me an email telling me about a job opening. I want to send him an email telling him "thank you for the information about the job", but I feel that the the word "information" is very broad and formal, I want something specific and casual.

What one word or phrase can I use to replace information in the bold sentence above?

Best Answer

I wouldn't say that the word information sounds formal. Though, I agree with you that it is, in some sense, broad in meaning. It's nevertheless a very basic and everyday word just like many other words in English. So, there's really nothing wrong in using it the way you're using it in your sentence. But if you do insist on sounding a little bit more terse and casual, consider substituting the whole thing with find:

Thank you for your find.

Thanks for the find.

Possibly, a word like tidbit would work even better:

Thanks for the tidbit.

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