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People using !'s in typed conversation always feels forced and impersonal to me.
- Thread starter Prolepro
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Eh. I read an article about how exclamation points are overused in business email, but you kind of have to adapt.
For example, if you say:
Good morning.
Instead of:
Good morning!
Before checking in on something, it implies a more serious tone instead of friendly conversation. I don't agree with it, but it is what it is at this point.
For example, if you say:
Good morning.
Instead of:
Good morning!
Before checking in on something, it implies a more serious tone instead of friendly conversation. I don't agree with it, but it is what it is at this point.
As a freelancer who emails companies for work, I try to mirror the excitement of clients so they think I'm amped to work for them. It feels nice and I get hired a lot, so I'll continue I guess D:
Not necessarily.I frequently ignore his messages because they are so hyperbolic and needlessly alarmist, but I know that one of these days, it's going to be about something very important - like my mom being dead - and I worry that I won't take that message seriously because he's so flamboyant in his texting.
Though, if that were to happen, I also suspect that he would be uncharacteristically short in tone, and that would be cause for genuine concern.
I guess I can see that. You wouldn't want a Boy Who Cried Wolf scenario that turned out to be truly serious.