Snipwits and e-mail etiquette

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LISA SUHAY
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
06-30-2006

Snipwits and e-mail etiquette
By LISA SUHAY
Date: 06-30-2006, Friday
Section: OPINION
Edtion: All Editions

TO BETTER UNDERSTAND modern miscommunication I dissected the words: text-message. With today's proliferation of BlackBerrys, cellphones, and wireless cafes, how you use the written word is akin to a fashion statement. Consider the ubiquitous famous quotations that have become a standard e-mail closer.

Why is it we suddenly love to express ourselves using someone else's words? Maybe the now-common practice of using words so frugally and ...

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