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Well said, Jay. I know we’ve had this discussion before. I think that people do read into things in e-mail, and they do blame the medium itself, but they are pretty much scape-goating. But I must say, I hate emoticons, too. To me, they are a little childish and shouldn’t be necessary if people would just stop and think before they react.
That’s your choice. To me, going on the Internet and refusing to use emoticons (an accepted form of communication that predates your presence there*) is similar to entering a house in Japan ignoring the tradition of removing your outdoor shoes.
* If you were online pre emoticons, feel free to disregard this.
You might want to check your spelling, I almost use your article for my short essay and presentation as oe of my sources, but I found that there are a few misspelled words.
Well said, Jay. I know we’ve had this discussion before. I think that people do read into things in e-mail, and they do blame the medium itself, but they are pretty much scape-goating. But I must say, I hate emoticons, too. To me, they are a little childish and shouldn’t be necessary if people would just stop and think before they react.
Dursin:
That’s your choice. To me, going on the Internet and refusing to use emoticons (an accepted form of communication that predates your presence there*) is similar to entering a house in Japan ignoring the tradition of removing your outdoor shoes.
* If you were online pre emoticons, feel free to disregard this.
You might want to check your spelling, I almost use your article for my short essay and presentation as oe of my sources, but I found that there are a few misspelled words.
Thanks.
Emie