Long as we're off topic..

   - No time for long emails
   - More than meat of the matter is fat
   - I love bullet points

Sentences and paragraphs are so old school. We don't need no
stinkin grammar neither.

*Clint *



On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 1:17 PM, <szwedo...@epamail.epa.gov> wrote:

> I also favor using as many words as necessary to communicate clearly.
> There really is no reason to compromise clarity for brevity's sake.  My
> keyboard produces just as many words as I need, neither more nor less.
>
> ed
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Ed Szwedo
> Web Development Team Lead
> ECS Team - ITS-EPA II Contractor
>
> 109 TW Alexander Drive, Building NCC, Mail Drop N176-05, Research
> Triangle Park, NC 27711
> Information Technology Infrastructure Solutions | Office: (919)541-3955
> | Fax: (919)541-3641 | szwedo...@epa.gov | www.ecs-federal.com
>
>
>
> From:   "Charlie Arehart" <char...@carehart.org>
> To:     <discussion@acfug.org>
> Date:   08/25/2011 01:01 PM
> Subject:        RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Best way to handle chunk of CFIF
>            statements
> Sent by:        ad...@acfug.org
>
>
>
> Sadly, you and I are a dying breed, it seems. :-) There’s a definite
> subset of the culture who decidedly do NOT like any email longer than a
> couple of sentences—even if it means sacrificing clarity for brevity.
>
> Twitter has only exacerbated the problem by catering to that whim. It’s
> clearly a cultural shift that’s been at play for some time. I write
> emails like people of old wrote letters. Sadly, people don’t do that
> anymore. And sadly, those of this ilk aren’t vocal about it: they just
> won’t read an email that’s “too long” in their opinion, yet they’ll
> respond in a thread without acknowledging that, which can cause more
> confusion.
>
> Oh well, c’est la vie. :-) As you say, I don’t stop. Some appreciate it
> (whether in email, blog entries, and so on), and I write for them. :-)
> Thanks for the encouragement, though others may hold it against you!
>
> /charlie
>
> From: ad...@acfug.org [mailto:ad...@acfug.org] On Behalf Of Derrick
> Peavy
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:52 AM
> To: discussion@acfug.org
> Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Best way to handle chunk of CFIF statements
>
> Well, don't stop. I prefer content over confusion (short).
>
> __________________
> Derrick Peavy
>
> On Aug 25, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Charlie Arehart wrote:
>
> Me and my “long” emails, I guess. ;-}
>
> /charlie
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @
> http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform
>
> For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists
> Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/
> List hosted by FusionLink
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
>

Reply via email to