Re: New NG field guide

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>    And in Norm's defense,  I think putting "grin" behind a sentence does
> change the meaning.  That's why we have emoticons. You can't hear the tone
> of people's voices over a monitor so it's a good way to know when someone
> is being light hearted.  :-)
>
> Barb Meserve
> skiptech@compuserve.com


Funny that everyone got along fine without emoticons before the
internet, even when communicating in writing.  Good writing is not
unintentionally ambiguous in tone; emoticons (and "grin," etc.) are
just quick ways to avoid having to write clearly.


Doug Couchman
atakdoug@csonline.net
Cooperstown, PA

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