across that is unflattering without having face-to-face contact. Just make sure not to try to be funny, but more serious and respectful in the e-mail. Lastly, there are some online services out there such as http://www.badbreathogram.com/ that allows you to pay a small fee to send an anonymous message to someone letting them know that they have bad breath. Whichever way you choose to tell that person, just ensure you are being respectful and understanding at the same. Try to picture someone telling you that you have bad breath and how you would react. The best way to sympathize with a person who has bad breath is to understand the possible reasons why. One of the main reasons is poor hygiene, such as not brushing and flossing enough or correctly, which leaves food to decay in that person?s teeth. Smoking also causes short-term bad breath problems. Another reason is possible infections in the mouth, such as gum disease. That is why it is important to understand why, because they may brush more than anyone else may in the world, but if they have some sort of mouth disease than their bad breath problem may be out of their control. Lastly, bad breath can be caused by respiratory tract infections, such as throat, lung, and sinus infections. Once again, these are possible causes that cannot always be prevented, so it is important to be respectful and understanding of the situation at hand. Now that you know how to tell someone, they