The Mellotron Group

Well....that certainly threw up some interesting discussion.  I have to say here and now that I have very good friends in the US so it is unfortunate that the issue I have with the abandonment of pleasantries in emails is largely concerned with mail from there.  From now on I will save emails that I take issue with and let you have a compilation from time to time.

Now I have to ask you one final thing that is uniquely USA, this time connected with HAND WRITTEN correspondence; why do many people use upper and lower case letters jumbled up within a word and why is a capital I dotted?  Don't take me to task over this - I just wondered.

Besticles,

M

mellotronics.co.uk



On 27 Aug 2011, at 18:08, "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:

> 
> Yeah, I believe that's true. When ordering or inquiring from companies
> online it us hard to imagine who or what you are actually dealing with.
> Many people may believe they are dealing with some automaton.
> 
> > I meant to say that when we shop online we have no cause to greet or
> > thank...
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/27/2011 12:10:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > djacques@csulb.edu writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I totally agree.
> > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> > ____________________________________
> >
> > From: <lsf5275@aol.com>
> > Sender: <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:06:02 -0400
> > To: <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> > ReplyTo: <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] How to write..........
> >
> >
> >
> > I think it is a byproduct of the Internet, social media, email, etc. And
> > I
> > agree with you John. Sadly, it is only going to get worse. We live in an
> > age where our youth play games and interact online, often with people
> > thousands of miles away. Rarely have I seen a game of pick-up football or
> > street
> > baseball. Even the neighborhood basketball courts aren't as busy as they
> > once were.
> >
> > When we shop online, we have to cause to greet or thank. We rarely speak
> > as our parents and especially our grandparents did; with a sense of
> > propriety
> > and manners.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/27/2011 10:27:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > john.wright@consona.com writes:
> >
> >
> > Hello Martin,
> >
> > I'm in the States and have been communicating with our finance groups in
> > China, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, India, Germany and UK.
> > Without
> > exception, all business communication is polite, on point, and complete.
> > Many times I think this is because English is the second language, but
> > business is conducted differently and courtesy is part of it.
> >
> > Business communication I typically receive from the States is terse and
> > bottom line. This will piss people off, but I think the age of the
> > writer
> > has something to do with it. If born 1965 or before, manners, born
> > later, I
> > WANT IT NOW!
> >
> > Don't indict us all in the States, however, some young and old still have
> > manners. Fire away.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> > ______________
> 
>