On 2011-02-23 4:01, Boris Liberman wrote:
Now, question is - am I being abusive in this or is this whole idea wrong from the start? Surely I can stop using any extra-textual mark up whatsoever, but then I am afraid, the likelihood of being misunderstood or misunderstanding the other person on my own will be greater.
I'm on your side Boris. I don't use them in every message, but occasionally I use emoticons or "pseudo-HTML-tags" to inject a bit of context into electronic messages in every venue I frequent, including at work. OTOH, at work, for example, the desire to put one into a message makes me think twice about whether I'm communicating my point appropriately. Techniques that can easily be misconstrued without an emoticon could indicate that I need to change my communication approach for that particular audience.
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