Righting the Writing
How many times have you received an email (or a text message) that left you asking yourself, "what in the world?" Or, worse yet, you're on someone's bulk email list and they send you something that was meant for a specific person (not you) but to make it appear that they aren't pointing a finger at one person, you're included in the correspondence? For example, I am on a list for a group that I'm quite active in. There is one person that no one gets along with so the Chair of this group sent out an email citing something about being conscientious of disruptions to the group. Even though I was fully aware that this did not specifically pertain to me, I COULD have taken it very personally.
If you receive an email or a written communication that leaves you confused and bewildered, perhaps you should give the sender the benefit of the doubt, and at least respond with your question. It is very easy to misinterpret the written word, too, based on your own mood. If you're cranky, and receive something, chances are you will interpret the communication as "angry" or "too direct".
The point of this is simple: Double check the intonations of the emails that you send out. You could unwittingly offend someone without realizing it. Most of us struggle with writing exactly what we mean, and consequently end up writing something that doesn't reflect our original intention. When we discover the error of our way, the person we sent it to may have already written YOU off, and a simple apology cannot even be sent.
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Jane