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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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  1. BULLOCKS by seann · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This IS BULLOCKS

    a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

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  2. first post fuckers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post

  3. GNAA Reigns Supreme! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ive been having this feeling that i'm supposed to be a girl my whole life. Growing up was hard, the girls got tits and i got hair. I didnt fit in with the guys, i didnt fit in with the girls. Girls called me a loser, guys called me a faggot. I nearly ended it all in highschool. But i survived to the ripe old age of 30. Dont get me wrong, i'm only sexually attracted to women, not men at all. I've masturbated furiously since 12 to straight porn, hoping that eventually i'd be like the man in the pictures, but never once did i ever fail to put myself in the womans spot. At my very core of existance i'm not and never will be male.

    elisabetatrolledlol

  4. lol @ #buttes, failures. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ahhh tis the season for the farmer bracelet tan! :D
    and yes its the one with black hair and yes i figured they were going out
    ahahah yeah we were watching him drowning, this old farmer dude was drowning him ...he trapped him. me and tylerjust watched and EW OK I DO NOT WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE AHAHH but yes...the second dream was the sex. and too much gheysecks makes sense but since i was his gf, i dont think thats what it was from. although i wouldnt object to it, i'd actually probably tape it and then we could watch it together I DID NOT JUST SAY THAT
    and and and
    MATT ..AND ....BOB?!?!?!?!!?!? WTF ARE PEOPLE THINKING! i think the only reason ppl write stuff like that is because they probably just feel bad for the guy, ya know? or they wanna seem like they dont only love two people in the band or something so they include everyone. because they can't HONESTLY get off on something like THAT, CAN THEY? i mean, thats just disgusting!
    HAHAH
    12 days till him :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
    i havent read a story yet today
    lmao.
    i have a question
    i skipped art on monday but my parents dont know about it because i erased the message...so...during next art period when i have to go to the office to validate my absence, can i just tell them i skipped so they give me two detentions and not call home?

  5. Re:Another reason... by joe+155 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    wow, the king of nigeria really is rich, I got the same e-mail! It's a good job he doesn't like banks or wire transfer for his own money otherwise he wouldn't need to put it through our accounts

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  6. Mod parent up! by Cybert8 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Any mention of lojban rocks! mo vi do.