> 1-you cant see the expressions on the persons face when they type. Before you start typing e-mails, you have to be completely aware that e-mail is a purely 'literal' form of communication. It sounds obvious, but the problems arrive when you make a joke or remark with a meaning that only makes sense/is understood correctly with a special tone of your voice, or with a particular look on your face. Most kinds of jokes do not work over e-mail. Hint: Re-read twice (or more) your message before you hit 'send', and try to pretend it is a message you received. > 2-everyone misunderstands you b/c you cant see how they express themselves If unsure, ask people what they meant. Sometimes you are on the other side of the situation and end up getting angry --or feeling insulted-- by something that was meant to be a joke. Anyway, if the message you received is not clear, always ask again. > 3-you cant see the exaggeration the person gives while saying anything I'm not sure what you mean by exaggeration, but if you are referring to emphasis, most people like to use asterisks like *this*, or underscores, like _this_ to give their sentences the needed meaning. It works pretty well. There's another big problem with e-mail in this kind of lists (by 'this kind' i mean lists populated by people from different countries whose native language may not be english): Their knowledge of the english language is not excellent, and they make mistakes. But this would happen too if you were talking face-to-face with them, so please be patient. > 4-your just not in front of them Nothing beats face-to-face, huh? :o) > 5-most ppl think your a dumbass after send an email and you cant really > justify a saying or sentence correctly Well, this sounds like a problem with the writer not being able to express him/herself correctly, more than a problem with e-mail itself. Generally, when typing e-mail, it is a bad idea to use the words you would use if you were talking. It takes some time to get used to it, but it's really important especially if you are going to be read by people that are not familiar with your way to express things (i.e. they don't know you). Damian -- -- I don't want Windows to be only for the 31173. Yes, we've come a long way from all those security holes, virii, and cryptic commands like "Edit textfile.txt" (what in the hell is that supposed to mean?)
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