Comments for Olivia's Digital History Blog http://oliviadmeyer.info Using Technology for Good Instead of Evil Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:11:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Embracing Textspeak by Mel http://oliviadmeyer.info/2009/06/13/31/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Mel Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:23:18 +0000 http://oliviadmeyer.info/?p=31#comment-4 IMHO, FTW :) IMHO, FTW :)

]]> Comment on Embracing Textspeak by Jeremy Boggs http://oliviadmeyer.info/2009/06/13/31/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jeremy Boggs Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:06:55 +0000 http://oliviadmeyer.info/?p=31#comment-2 I've often wondered if the increasing blur between work and non-work boundaries is contributing to this kind of acceptance about informal communication. I don't think you should get over your pet peeve; I think different media for communication bring with it different expectations for both writer and reader, and really depend on the kind of relationship you already have with a reader (or want to build). Email is a weird thing. I've noticed that the first email is usually the most formal--it includes a salutation, usually good grammar, paragraph structure, and a closing signature. As the thread progresses, these conventions break down, to the point that the last message could consist of one word, with no greeting or signature. I notice this with more regularity the last year or so, at least to email I send/receive. I tend to think its a result of that blurring I mention above...email seems torn between the formalities of letter writing and the short, instant, informal nature of instant messenger and txting. IMHO. I’ve often wondered if the increasing blur between work and non-work boundaries is contributing to this kind of acceptance about informal communication. I don’t think you should get over your pet peeve; I think different media for communication bring with it different expectations for both writer and reader, and really depend on the kind of relationship you already have with a reader (or want to build).

Email is a weird thing. I’ve noticed that the first email is usually the most formal–it includes a salutation, usually good grammar, paragraph structure, and a closing signature. As the thread progresses, these conventions break down, to the point that the last message could consist of one word, with no greeting or signature. I notice this with more regularity the last year or so, at least to email I send/receive. I tend to think its a result of that blurring I mention above…email seems torn between the formalities of letter writing and the short, instant, informal nature of instant messenger and txting.

IMHO.

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