We've had a few different series in the eLearning blog. Sometimes we've focused on vocabulary; other times we've focused on problem phrases or using hyphens correctly. The next series we'll have will be dedicated to writing skills for emails. However, the good news is that many of the things we'll discuss also pertain to "regular" writing you may do, including hand-written letters!
Tip #1 for emails: Stay away from using all caps (capital letters).
Reason: It comes across as screaming or shouting.
Example 1: DON'T WRITE YOUR EMAILS LIKE THIS.
Example 2: Instead, write "normally." Capitalize only the parts that need to be capitalized.
Did you know that all caps in emails (or even blog postings) means shouting or screaming? Have you ever read anything that was posted that way? What are your thoughts on it?
15 comments:
I alway's recieved text like ,e-mails from friends and family members, non of it, is in big letters.I agree with you, that bigger fonts ,is like screaming.
I agree that when it is written in all caps in means someone is screaming. It has happen to me before when I read notifications that I recieved for due dates. Also I believe that it can be used for the other person will see it better and remeber something important.
Luz Croce
correction, I am sorry :
I agree that when it is written in all caps in means someone is screaming. It has happen to me before when I read notifications that I recieved for due dates. Also I believe that it can be used for the other person will see it better and remember something important.
Luz Croce
I agree that when something is written in all caps it means someone is screeming. But if you practice on your writing you would become so much better.
Sheila W.
I have never had anything written to me in all capitalised letter.
Even if they did I wouldn't have known what to think of it.
Well, now I do, and I wiil pay more attention to my emails.
Indira H.
I have never had anything written to me in all capitalised letter.
Even if they did I wouldn't have known what to think of it.
Well, now I do, and I wiil pay more attention to my emails.
Indira H.
I'm always instant messaging my friends online and I agree some of them come across sometimes in their messages with capitalized letters and I can't tell if their shouting,screaming or mad.
Aneilia Persad
Mirlene - Comment
Hi Ms Gates,
From last week Wednesday, October1,2008. In the dictionary and in the computor they said this word is not existed. Please, give me the meaning.
I know all about that. i am very guilty of doing that my self. I think I do that because of laziness. It's easier to do all caps indstead of doing the shift and so on. Although I don't really like when people do it to me, I do it. Thats not very nice of me, huh.
Crystal Smolter
I am aware that all caps in emails means screaming or shouting. I do use caps sometimes to emphasize words in a sentences. For example: Meet me by the library NOT the food court. Is this also considered shouting??
Yes I must am guity of sending badly written e-mail because until now I have been tought how to send a proper e-mail thouht th Ged online couse with Mrs.Gates.tiffany f
This is very good tip to know specially for writing informal e-mails at work.
Maria Rodriguez - Trelles
This is very good tip to know specially for writing informal e-mails at work.
Maria Rodriguez - Trelles
I have been aware that typing in all caps means that you are shouting. I normally do not use them for business unless I really want to emphasis something and get my point across. In my personal life in a less formal way we use it more for emphasis or for abbreviations or jokes etc
-Judith B
I have seen e-mail written in upper case. I belive the writer is rude.
Deidra W.
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