Why Emails Are Misunderstood 337
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CmdrTaco
from the i-thought-it-because-you-were-a-jerk dept.
from the i-thought-it-because-you-were-a-jerk dept.
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.'"
Re:inflection, emphasis, tone, etc. usually missin (Score:4, Informative)
In any case, this smiley after that sentence would inevitably give me a very negative impression about you.
Re:Hmmm... (Score:3, Informative)