Re: what's up with all the attitude
On Monday 06 November 2006 21:25, Douglas Tutty wrote:
> Then factor in:
>
> Two correspondants who have different first languages,
> possibly neither english yet now emailing in english.
>
> Different cultural ways of interpreting the same written
> phrase.
>
> It takes great skill to communicate effectivly using written
> language, especially across ethno/cultural/linguistic barriers. No
> one has this skill to perfection yet everyone has something to offer.
And then there are the days when we are just in a grumpy mood and
inclined to take anything at all in the wrong way.
--
Bud Rogers <budr@netride.net> KD5SZ
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