Sorry, I’ve been rather busy and couldn’t reply at the time you sent the original reference. I thought you might appreciate an acknowledgement of your post rather than just let it sit in limbo, but I guess not.
“Sorry, I’ve been rather busy and couldn’t reply at the time you sent the original reference. I thought you might appreciate an acknowledgement of your post rather than just let it sit in limbo, but I guess not”.
That’s certainly a very weak attempt at an excuse.
If I hadn’t re-posted you that I had sent you something about Victor Davis Hanson’s book, you would probably not have acknowledged it at all.
Your reply was “Yup, it’s on my reading list” is a poor excuse for an acknowledgement and shows no gratitude at all.
You need a lesson on common courtesy and politeness.