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[graculus]

According to recent research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, people receiving email have only a 50-50 chance of ascertaining the tone of any message correctly. The study also shows that people think they've correctly interpreted the tone of e-mails they receive 90 percent of the time.

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[jennixen.livejournal.com]

I think that's an important thing to remember when communicating online or textually at all. :)
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