Comments on: E-Mail Pet Peeves http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/e-mail-pet-peeves/ Passionate. Focused. Driven. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:19:19 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Heather Thorson http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/e-mail-pet-peeves/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Heather Thorson Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:04:18 +0000 http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/?p=162#comment-336 Overuse of the "reply all" function is my pet peeve. I appreciate it when my co-workers are thoughtful about who really needs to be included in their response. Overuse of the “reply all” function is my pet peeve. I appreciate it when my co-workers are thoughtful about who really needs to be included in their response.

]]> By: Grace Rivera http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/e-mail-pet-peeves/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Grace Rivera Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:13:17 +0000 http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/?p=162#comment-330 Journalism: Don't bury the lead. Please lead emails with the main point and tell me who this applies to. I get copied on a ton of things. So don't bury the true intent at the end or the middle. Provide a section with more details for those who need them. Journalism: Don’t bury the lead.

Please lead emails with the main point and tell me who this applies to. I get copied on a ton of things. So don’t bury the true intent at the end or the middle.

Provide a section with more details for those who need them.

]]> By: Jimme Quinn Ross http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/e-mail-pet-peeves/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Jimme Quinn Ross Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:57:44 +0000 http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/?p=162#comment-329 Misspelling. Incorrect use of there, their, and they're. Lack of capital letters. TXT language such as LOL, ru, idk, and so forth. Misspelling. Incorrect use of there, their, and they’re. Lack of capital letters. TXT language such as LOL, ru, idk, and so forth.

]]> By: Joy Wilson http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/e-mail-pet-peeves/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Joy Wilson Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:30:54 +0000 http://forwardmomentum.net/blog/?p=162#comment-327 It helps when emails are concise and spaced out or bullet style, rather than paragraphs of text with 5-10 unnecessary words per sentence. Don't tell me how to build a watch when all I'm asking for is the current time. It helps when emails are concise and spaced out or bullet style, rather than paragraphs of text with 5-10 unnecessary words per sentence.

Don’t tell me how to build a watch when all I’m asking for is the current time.

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