On 2011-02-23 02:01 , Boris Liberman wrote:
You see, I find it useful and important to be able to attach some minimal emotional context or extra-textual context to my messages. Smileys (such as :-), ;-), 8-), etc) don't cut it IMO, as they are cryptic and even not always interpreted in the same way by different people.
you have a unique style, Boris; it's slightly self-conscious but very clear, and it doesn't irritate me at all; i don't think anyone can completely control context and interpretation, but they can certainly try ;?>
if i were to pick any emailism that irritates me, it would be top-posting, and after that excessive quoting; but i dance with them -- even sometimes use them myself
Why slashes? Because in Thunderbird (and I thought it was standard, whereas I am probably wrong) the following applies: _underline_, *bold*, /italics/. Since _underline_ is for links and *bold* is for emphasis thus what remains is /italics/ for emotions.
since long before Thunderbird, i've clung to the notion that _underscore_ indicates italics, but you've made me suddenly question that ...
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