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Why Emails Are Misunderstood
werdna writes "The Christian Science Monitor has a piece on why it's so easy to misinterpret emails.
From the article: 'First and foremost, e-mail lacks cues like facial expression and tone of voice. That makes it difficult for recipients to decode meaning well. Second, the prospect of instantaneous communication creates an urgency that pressures e-mailers to think and write quickly, which can lead to carelessness. Finally, the inability to develop personal rapport over e-mail makes relationships fragile in the face of conflict.'"
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Come to the University of Mars! Classes starting soon!
is that some are from Nigerian royalty.
It's really hard to read their broken English. I spent at least 3 days emailing back and forth before I figured how to send them $10000 from my bank account.
Now, I'm just waiting for the cash to roll in......
"People Suck at Spotting Phishing" that is "Why Emails Are Misunderstood".
This exact piece of research comes out every year and it is just as earth shattering every time. Thank god that they got it out before the middle of the year and I didn't suffer any anxiety from the delay of the release of this important piece of research. Perhaps since this is written medium did you get the sarcasm?
Ok kids we got this, yes this issue spawned emoticons, can we move on to more important things like Gizmodo execs and Enzo's cut in half.
---In a time of Chimpanzees I was a Monkey.
Hahaha, that was funny. Or did you not mean it in a sarcastic way? Without the emoticon it was very hard to tell.
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
How about "Poorly written English is ambiguous."
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
mr smith...
these accusations are an outrage... I didnt steal the money... talk with bob from accounting...
toodles...
ted from the mailroom
See? Clear as a bell. Obviously, ted didn't steal the money. And those ellipses help each sentence flow smoothly into the next.
Bonus suggestion: If an entire message is important, JUST CAPITALIZE EVERY LETTER. THAT WILL FORCE PEOPLE TO LISTEN AND MAKE YOU SOUND IMPORTANT.
Read each sentence out loud, with emphasis on the bolded word. ...
* I didn't steal the money.
I can only imagine thousands of cubical dwellers reaction to their neighbor muttering "I didn't steal the money" over and over again.
Tommarow, lets go for "I won't kill the president today".
what's with the long face?
Hi. I am the founder of the "Adenoid Hypertrophy" Foundation. I must inform you that adenoid hypertrophy, if left uncorrected during childhood and early adolescence will result in an increase longitudinal and decreased lateral length of the face of the sufferer. This is called Adenoid fascies by doctors, and looks like a "long face". As a representative of the thousands of people who suffer from this disfiguring disease, I must say that we are offended by your reference to "long faces" as if this were some sort of joke. We consider ourselves damaged by your remarks and insist that you retract your statement immediately or face the consequences which may include litigation.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
I helped my uncle Jack off the horse
v/s
I helped my uncle jack off the horse
Yep: Even though it was tough to go through the rough in Slough, I ploughed through with hardly a thought!
AT&ROFLMAO
Woah, dude, good choice! It works really well. I've been trying it out! I won't kill the president today, I won't kill the president today, I won't kill the president today, I won't kill the president today. Try it out!
One sec, someone's at the door.