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urbanspaceman · 1st October 2017, 07:50 PM

Hello Ibrahiim. I do stuff like that all the time, then wait for someone to pick up on it; and no-one ever does (till today!).
I've realised most folk don't read and digest anymore; I think it has something to do with writing becoming the major form of communication, instead of vocally conversing.
Now that my seem oxymoronic, but texting and emailing reduces the majority of writing to bare-bones and abbreviations.
It never fails to amaze and irritate me that, despite planning my missives carefully, and proof reading at least twice, people often don't get the message.
At first I thought it was my poor communication skills - till I realised the truth: 'haste!'
Often, when someone is faced with a screen-full of words, they speed-read and assume; which means that half the time, much of importance gets missed.
However, it does not surprise me that folks on this forum read and ruminate.
Delightfully, both you and Jim regard brevity as unnecessary... me too.
We are all on a permanent learning curve here; otherwise, what's the point?
Thank-you.

1st October 2017, 07:50 PM	#11
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 579	word perfect Hello Ibrahiim. I do stuff like that all the time, then wait for someone to pick up on it; and no-one ever does (till today!). I've realised most folk don't read and digest anymore; I think it has something to do with writing becoming the major form of communication, instead of vocally conversing. Now that my seem oxymoronic, but texting and emailing reduces the majority of writing to bare-bones and abbreviations. It never fails to amaze and irritate me that, despite planning my missives carefully, and proof reading at least twice, people often don't get the message. At first I thought it was my poor communication skills - till I realised the truth: 'haste!' Often, when someone is faced with a screen-full of words, they speed-read and assume; which means that half the time, much of importance gets missed. However, it does not surprise me that folks on this forum read and ruminate. Delightfully, both you and Jim regard brevity as unnecessary... me too. We are all on a permanent learning curve here; otherwise, what's the point? Thank-you.