Dear Reader,
Here is an excerpt of an official email that I received during the last week.
The stickler for spelling, punctuation and written English usage that I am, I did notice the lack of all of them in the above statement. So, is it inappropriate to employ the same writing style in official mails as one uses in an sms or a twitter message? Of course!!
I wonder how the Y Generation kids must be communicating - the ones who are exposed to technology (or their evils) right from the moment they understand communication. I heard one of my friends say that she cringes when she sees a note by her teenage daughter stating, "C U L8R" and actually circles the inappropriate language and leaves her a note telling her that she expects a better note than that. If my friend thought that the note was too abbreviated for her, I wonder what she would make of the famous telegraphic message exchange between Oscar Wilde and his publisher. The former sent a message "?" and the publisher replied "!". Each knew what the other was saying - "How's is the book coming along?" and "It is coming along well".
Lynne Truss, the author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves describes the rules that govern the use of punctuation marks in English with her funny allusions.
Here is an excerpt of an official email that I received during the last week.
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The stickler for spelling, punctuation and written English usage that I am, I did notice the lack of all of them in the above statement. So, is it inappropriate to employ the same writing style in official mails as one uses in an sms or a twitter message? Of course!!
I wonder how the Y Generation kids must be communicating - the ones who are exposed to technology (or their evils) right from the moment they understand communication. I heard one of my friends say that she cringes when she sees a note by her teenage daughter stating, "C U L8R" and actually circles the inappropriate language and leaves her a note telling her that she expects a better note than that. If my friend thought that the note was too abbreviated for her, I wonder what she would make of the famous telegraphic message exchange between Oscar Wilde and his publisher. The former sent a message "?" and the publisher replied "!". Each knew what the other was saying - "How's is the book coming along?" and "It is coming along well".
Lynne Truss, the author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves describes the rules that govern the use of punctuation marks in English with her funny allusions.
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