You would think that our write group would be "whizzes" at communicating but things got a little muddled last week and the emails started flying...So to put things in perspective I wrote this in explanation as my contribution at "Write People" yesterday.
Communication
The internet has made communication easy…Contact lists or address books are standard features on every computer…Once you have them setup it is easy to add everyones email address in an easy to find spot and with the tap of a finger any message can be sent winging out across the airwaves to one or possibly a hundred people…A fast easy was to get the word out.
Is this the best way to communicate or sometimes is it too easy…Fingers fly across the keyboard as fast as you can think, a message can be drafted and then sent arriving almost instantly…Automatic spell check is at work…There is no stopping to erase or look up a word in the dictionary…No time to really think, how does this message sound?..In todays hurry up world, we type, send and think later…The typed word shows very little emotion, so the world has come up with emoticons---Smiley faces and also sad, mad, frustrated, devilish faces and yes hearts…Hearts standing for love...
Also a whole new vocabulary has been created for the texting world, shortcuts so we can get the message on the airwaves even faster…Our teenage population is a master at this language and some of it isn't very nice…The only one I really know is LOL meaning "Laugh Out Loud", this is used to convey that your message is funny, sometimes in a sarcastic way.
I hope that nothing ever replaces the good old round table discussions where we deal with matters face to face, one on one, person to person, where you can see the twinkle in a persons eye or possibly the grimace on ones face....Hugs To All...OWAV:)
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