What are good practice manners to follow when using email?
The text lists several guidelines to follow in regards to email use. Here are just a few: Use all capital letters sparingly, so as to not seem as if you are shouting; Read your messages carefully before you send them, to avoid spelling and grammatical errors, which the text states "can reflect on your intelligence"; Avoid sending messages that say to send them to as many people as possible, or you will die (I added the last part, hahaha); Lastly, be careful with sarcasm, as people are not able to pick up on sarcasm through text. Many of the suggestions seem like common sense, but they are violated all the time. I think the key is, especially if communicating with someone professionally, make sure you follow good etiquette when typing your e-mails, and watch out for errors.
Very true that it is difficult to pick up on sarcasm when reading e-mails! I only use sarcasm when I am e-mailing a friend about personal matters, but never when I am sending important messages to teachers or other important individuals. When I do use sarcasm I make sure I put either a smiley face or haha so they know I am only joking with them!
ReplyDeleteI hate getting emails that ask me to forward it to as many people as I know. It can be dangerous too, if you just hit forward, anyone you send it to now has a list of people's email addresses because the email still lists the people who received the first one. I forwarded one of these types of emails and soon after I began getting all kinds of spam mail. I don't forward them anymore.
ReplyDeleteEmail is very useful for communication but many times people will abuse it. Just like Heather said I hate how my emal address is available for people to see when messages are forwarded. They should star out the first or last part of the email address so that there is more privacy.
ReplyDeleteText-style writing isn't quite as clear as it should be. In other words, the message "C U later" can have an impact on how the recipient of the email perceives the sender.
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ReplyDeleteThis post is somewhat like another students - this is what I said in that one.
If you don't want your mother to read it - don't send it.
Cindy
The "Oh so dangerous - Reply All" always looms over us in emails. I wish it was easier to make that not happen.
ReplyDeleteGood point about sarcasm. It is hard to determine if someone is making a joke or being serious. It is important to choose your words carefully.
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