How do YOU sign off your e-mails?
May 13, 2019 12:52:44 #
An interesting article from the BBC:
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190508-why-the-way-you-close-your-emails-is-causing-confusion
It might explain why many Nigeriam 419 SCAMS sign off on a religious note that also makes them easy to spot.
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190508-why-the-way-you-close-your-emails-is-causing-confusion
It might explain why many Nigeriam 419 SCAMS sign off on a religious note that also makes them easy to spot.
May 13, 2019 13:19:33 #
May 13, 2019 14:01:31 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Interesting. It's so easy to offend people unintentionally.
Especially in other countries!
May 13, 2019 15:44:18 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Interesting. It's so easy to offend people unintentionally.
And even easier to do it intentionally.
May 13, 2019 15:58:41 #
My thinking is that 'sales speak' where 'sales advisors' agonize over how salespeople should respond in a constantly positive way to make the sale - is slowly taking over everything. Big companies constantly re-invent 'meaningful' conversations.
Oddly: the art of letter writing has gone down the toilet. Not only is the spelling check throwing out random words, but gobbledygook rules. Government seems to be 'serviced' by people who have English as a second language. It seems no-one can proof read before posting.
Such is progress.
English is the second language of lots of countries. Yet it is always 'the foreigner's' that insist on correcting how we should use it.
What ever happened to Esperanto? Perhaps in our shrinking world it has a greater role to play than Anglish.
May the blessings of your favorite faith leader take residence in your life.
Oddly: the art of letter writing has gone down the toilet. Not only is the spelling check throwing out random words, but gobbledygook rules. Government seems to be 'serviced' by people who have English as a second language. It seems no-one can proof read before posting.
Such is progress.
English is the second language of lots of countries. Yet it is always 'the foreigner's' that insist on correcting how we should use it.
What ever happened to Esperanto? Perhaps in our shrinking world it has a greater role to play than Anglish.
May the blessings of your favorite faith leader take residence in your life.
May 13, 2019 19:34:53 #
G Brown wrote:
My thinking is that 'sales speak' where 'sales adv... (show quote)
Might want to proof foreigner’s’
May 14, 2019 02:22:39 #
TriX wrote:
Might want to proof foreigner’s’
What exactly does that mean? Especially "foreigner’s’"
May 14, 2019 08:29:58 #
May 14, 2019 08:36:18 #
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
What exactly does that mean? Especially "foreigner’s’"
Notice the incorrect apostrophe before AND after the “s” in “foreigners”? Wouldn’t normally mention spelling or punctuation errors (the spell checker gets us all sooner or later), but couldn’t resist kidding you a little since you had just taken posters to task for not proofing. Sorry if I offended you...
May 14, 2019 11:18:54 #
May 14, 2019 11:22:09 #
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
What exactly does that mean? Especially "foreigner’s’"
Something like Americans would be "foreigners" in Spain.
May 14, 2019 11:42:32 #
May 14, 2019 13:50:19 #
Instead of ending my emails with sent from my I Pad or other pretentious advertising, I simply end my emails with "sent from my slippers"
May 14, 2019 14:07:34 #
1Feathercrest
Loc: NEPA
HOHIMER wrote:
Or:
“May your nether regions be infested with the flees of a thousand camels.”
“May your nether regions be infested with the flees of a thousand camels.”
I would presume that you want your own "nether region's" Fleas to Flee.
May 14, 2019 14:39:54 #
In ham radio, the usual ending is "73" which means "Best Regards." CBers have modified this to "73s" which translates to "Best Regardses."
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