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[Steve]

You’re entirely missing the point. And as you have made a practice, you responded to me contentiously, rather than with any effort to understand my meaning. Don’t think tou actually bother to fully read my posts any more - just respond when you find something you can disagree with.

That, by the way, is a poor communication habit - in business and out.

I'll try to do better if you will.

 

[Steve]

Not at all what I said. Again, you’re looking for an argument.

honestly, you're the one picking a fight about style and clearly from a position of ignorance. I don't get you sometimes. You're like a freshman english student arguing that shakespeare did iambic pentameter wrong.

 

[_Simon_]

Well, officially starting over again. Covid finally finished off the dojo I was teaching at. I'd managed to hold onto one student over the past year of intermittent periods of no classes, classes held entirely outside, and a year of no-contact classes. Family matters took priority for her, so I'm now looking for a new place to teach and will need to find new students.

Maybe someday I'll get to teach advanced work again.

Oh geez... sorry to hear that brother, sad for sure... hoping a fresh start comes naturally and smoothly.

 

[_Simon_]

Again, not everyone prefers it the way you do. In general, I agree that some sort of summary up front is best practice (as that fits the most people), when delivering to folks who don't prefer that, there's nothing "wrong" about doing so.

Yeah definitely, to me it should be situational/contextual. Eg work related emails regarding very decisive actions may not need alot of preamble or background (especially if the issue has been discussed thoroughly prior).

But if I email a dojo asking about their style/club, in their reply I'd prefer as MUCH information as humanly possible in there haha, but maybe that's cos I'm a psycho though [emoji14]

 

[_Simon_]

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Hoku, our new pup came home on Wednesday.

Ohmygoodnezzz..... BEAUTIFUL

 

[_Simon_]

My mum loves experimenting with her cake making... this one is CERTAINLY new.. and she just bought it round.

It's 'chocolate cake'. BUT, with some secret ingredients of... stout, and mustard.

She makes incredible cakes all the time, but we shall see how this one goes down [emoji14] :s

 

[Steve]

Yeah definitely, to me it should be situational/contextual. Eg work related emails regarding very decisive actions may not need alot of preamble or background (especially if the issue has been discussed thoroughly prior).

But if I email a dojo asking about their style/club, in their reply I'd prefer as MUCH information as humanly possible in there haha, but maybe that's cos I'm a psycho though [emoji14]

For what it’s worth, we were talking specifically about work emails. Context definitely matters.

 

[Steve]

My mum loves experimenting with her cake making... this one is CERTAINLY new.. and she just bought it round.

It's 'chocolate cake'. BUT, with some secret ingredients of... stout, and mustard.

She makes incredible cakes all the time, but we shall see how this one goes down [emoji14] :s

Mustard? Now that’s one I haven’t heard before.

 

[Buka]

How cute! How old?

Seven weeks, four and a half pounds, female Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

A sweetheart for two days, now the spawn of Satan.

 

[_Simon_]

For what it’s worth, we were talking specifically about work emails. Context definitely matters.

AH, yeah definitely, missed that bit XD.

 

[Steve]

AH, yeah definitely, missed that bit XD.

You make a very good point. Culture and context definitely play a big part in how you'd write an email. Makes sense to me. You would probably want to format a personal email differently than one to someone who doesn't have time to sift through a lot of extraneous white noise.

I think @gpseymour is just upset that he crapped all over another thread and got it locked.

 

[Steve]

In other news, I really enjoyed the finale of wandavision.

 

[_Simon_]

You make a very good point. Culture and context definitely play a big part in how you'd write an email. Makes sense to me. You would probably want to format a personal email differently than one to someone who doesn't have time to sift through a lot of extraneous white noise.

Oh yeah for sure. And I could definitely see how it may be bad form to waffle on with too much detail in for example a company that has hundreds of emails coming through a DAY, and that needs it to be very to the point. Totally get that.

 

[Xue Sheng]

sounds like spring outside........feels like mid-February.....it's 18 degrees Fahrenheit

 

[granfire]

sounds like spring outside........feels like mid-February.....it's 18 degrees Fahrenheit

I just turned my heater on. 55 degrees is just FREEZING!

 

[Xue Sheng]

I just turned my heater on. 55 degrees is just FREEZING!

no, no its not.....it is allegedly going to get to 50 next week...that's warm

 

[Steve]

50 is pretty nice. Almost shorts weather! We just hit 6pm sunsets, and will be at 7pm sunsets next week after daylight savings.

 

[granfire]

no, no its not.....it is allegedly going to get to 50 next week...that's warm

I will need a fur coat!

 

[Xue Sheng]

I will need a fur coat!

I probably won't even wear a coat

 

[granfire]

I probably won't even wear a coat

yeah, braggard
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