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Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence, but ...
I have 2 superiors:
one takes the time to say hello, ask/please/thank you in their email when requesting things.
the new superior does not feel the need to address anyone in their email while not bothering with capitalization or something not bothering with spelling.
Is this style of writing new? The heading, the sentences are all in lower case.
Their name is capitalized.
professionalism management email
edited Dec 2 '15 at 23:50
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closed as unclear what you're asking by paparazzo, Kate Gregory, Dawny33, keshlam, gnat Dec 3 '15 at 4:54
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Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence, but ...
I have 2 superiors:
one takes the time to say hello, ask/please/thank you in their email when requesting things.
the new superior does not feel the need to address anyone in their email while not bothering with capitalization or something not bothering with spelling.
Is this style of writing new? The heading, the sentences are all in lower case.
Their name is capitalized.
professionalism management email
edited Dec 2 '15 at 23:50
Kate Gregory
104k40230331
asked Dec 2 '15 at 23:21
sb7
41
closed as unclear what you're asking by paparazzo, Kate Gregory, Dawny33, keshlam, gnat Dec 3 '15 at 4:54
Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Let me ask you this: what will you do when someone answers what you have asked? "Yes, it is new, this is how it is now" or "No, that's not new, nobody else does that." How will such answers help you. I recommend you ask your real question, which I think is "should I be offended that my new superior can't even bother to type properly to me, especially when asking me to do things?" But until you ask your real question, who can answer you?
– Kate Gregory
Dec 2 '15 at 23:52
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Incidentally your heading is all lower case too.
– eirikdaude
Dec 2 '15 at 23:59
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"Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence" - No, it's not the "new norm", it's probably just the lazy way. For example, when you write in a chat room, you usually don't bother with such details as capitalization or punctuation. Or when using SMS on a phone, etc. When you're the boss, you probably get to ignore such details too.
– Brandin
Dec 3 '15 at 7:21
@eirikdaude What a freaking hypocrite. I vote to close.
– Jack
Dec 3 '15 at 7:31
I would argue it could be a matter of personal style. In a smaller office or with people who work close together, your supervisor may choose to just skip the formalities and get to the point - much like a conversation or an instant message. If department-wide or company-wide emails are being sent out with bad spelling/punctuation, then I would agree that laziness is the issue.
– Struggling
Dec 3 '15 at 16:06
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Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence, but ...
I have 2 superiors:
one takes the time to say hello, ask/please/thank you in their email when requesting things.
the new superior does not feel the need to address anyone in their email while not bothering with capitalization or something not bothering with spelling.
Is this style of writing new? The heading, the sentences are all in lower case.
Their name is capitalized.
professionalism management email
edited Dec 2 '15 at 23:50
Kate Gregory
104k40230331
asked Dec 2 '15 at 23:21
sb7
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Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence, but ...
I have 2 superiors:
one takes the time to say hello, ask/please/thank you in their email when requesting things.
the new superior does not feel the need to address anyone in their email while not bothering with capitalization or something not bothering with spelling.
Is this style of writing new? The heading, the sentences are all in lower case.
Their name is capitalized.
professionalism management email
edited Dec 2 '15 at 23:50
Kate Gregory
104k40230331
asked Dec 2 '15 at 23:21
sb7
41
edited Dec 2 '15 at 23:50
Kate Gregory
104k40230331
edited Dec 2 '15 at 23:50
Kate Gregory
104k40230331
edited Dec 2 '15 at 23:50
Kate Gregory
104k40230331
104k40230331
asked Dec 2 '15 at 23:21
sb7
41
asked Dec 2 '15 at 23:21
sb7
41
asked Dec 2 '15 at 23:21
sb7
41
41
closed as unclear what you're asking by paparazzo, Kate Gregory, Dawny33, keshlam, gnat Dec 3 '15 at 4:54
Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as unclear what you're asking by paparazzo, Kate Gregory, Dawny33, keshlam, gnat Dec 3 '15 at 4:54
Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Let me ask you this: what will you do when someone answers what you have asked? "Yes, it is new, this is how it is now" or "No, that's not new, nobody else does that." How will such answers help you. I recommend you ask your real question, which I think is "should I be offended that my new superior can't even bother to type properly to me, especially when asking me to do things?" But until you ask your real question, who can answer you?
– Kate Gregory
Dec 2 '15 at 23:52
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Incidentally your heading is all lower case too.
– eirikdaude
Dec 2 '15 at 23:59
1
"Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence" - No, it's not the "new norm", it's probably just the lazy way. For example, when you write in a chat room, you usually don't bother with such details as capitalization or punctuation. Or when using SMS on a phone, etc. When you're the boss, you probably get to ignore such details too.
– Brandin
Dec 3 '15 at 7:21
@eirikdaude What a freaking hypocrite. I vote to close.
– Jack
Dec 3 '15 at 7:31
I would argue it could be a matter of personal style. In a smaller office or with people who work close together, your supervisor may choose to just skip the formalities and get to the point - much like a conversation or an instant message. If department-wide or company-wide emails are being sent out with bad spelling/punctuation, then I would agree that laziness is the issue.
– Struggling
Dec 3 '15 at 16:06
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Let me ask you this: what will you do when someone answers what you have asked? "Yes, it is new, this is how it is now" or "No, that's not new, nobody else does that." How will such answers help you. I recommend you ask your real question, which I think is "should I be offended that my new superior can't even bother to type properly to me, especially when asking me to do things?" But until you ask your real question, who can answer you?
– Kate Gregory
Dec 2 '15 at 23:52
6
Incidentally your heading is all lower case too.
– eirikdaude
Dec 2 '15 at 23:59
1
"Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence" - No, it's not the "new norm", it's probably just the lazy way. For example, when you write in a chat room, you usually don't bother with such details as capitalization or punctuation. Or when using SMS on a phone, etc. When you're the boss, you probably get to ignore such details too.
– Brandin
Dec 3 '15 at 7:21
@eirikdaude What a freaking hypocrite. I vote to close.
– Jack
Dec 3 '15 at 7:31
I would argue it could be a matter of personal style. In a smaller office or with people who work close together, your supervisor may choose to just skip the formalities and get to the point - much like a conversation or an instant message. If department-wide or company-wide emails are being sent out with bad spelling/punctuation, then I would agree that laziness is the issue.
– Struggling
Dec 3 '15 at 16:06
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Let me ask you this: what will you do when someone answers what you have asked? "Yes, it is new, this is how it is now" or "No, that's not new, nobody else does that." How will such answers help you. I recommend you ask your real question, which I think is "should I be offended that my new superior can't even bother to type properly to me, especially when asking me to do things?" But until you ask your real question, who can answer you?
– Kate Gregory
Dec 2 '15 at 23:52
Let me ask you this: what will you do when someone answers what you have asked? "Yes, it is new, this is how it is now" or "No, that's not new, nobody else does that." How will such answers help you. I recommend you ask your real question, which I think is "should I be offended that my new superior can't even bother to type properly to me, especially when asking me to do things?" But until you ask your real question, who can answer you?
– Kate Gregory
Dec 2 '15 at 23:52
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6
Incidentally your heading is all lower case too.
– eirikdaude
Dec 2 '15 at 23:59
Incidentally your heading is all lower case too.
– eirikdaude
Dec 2 '15 at 23:59
1
1
"Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence" - No, it's not the "new norm", it's probably just the lazy way. For example, when you write in a chat room, you usually don't bother with such details as capitalization or punctuation. Or when using SMS on a phone, etc. When you're the boss, you probably get to ignore such details too.
– Brandin
Dec 3 '15 at 7:21
"Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence" - No, it's not the "new norm", it's probably just the lazy way. For example, when you write in a chat room, you usually don't bother with such details as capitalization or punctuation. Or when using SMS on a phone, etc. When you're the boss, you probably get to ignore such details too.
– Brandin
Dec 3 '15 at 7:21
@eirikdaude What a freaking hypocrite. I vote to close.
– Jack
Dec 3 '15 at 7:31
@eirikdaude What a freaking hypocrite. I vote to close.
– Jack
Dec 3 '15 at 7:31
I would argue it could be a matter of personal style. In a smaller office or with people who work close together, your supervisor may choose to just skip the formalities and get to the point - much like a conversation or an instant message. If department-wide or company-wide emails are being sent out with bad spelling/punctuation, then I would agree that laziness is the issue.
– Struggling
Dec 3 '15 at 16:06
I would argue it could be a matter of personal style. In a smaller office or with people who work close together, your supervisor may choose to just skip the formalities and get to the point - much like a conversation or an instant message. If department-wide or company-wide emails are being sent out with bad spelling/punctuation, then I would agree that laziness is the issue.
– Struggling
Dec 3 '15 at 16:06
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Some people are just very poor at expressing themselves in writing, others are simply indifferent (to put it kindly).
It's very likely that this person is simply lazy and/or ignorant.
So, no, it's not a "new" style of writing - neither is writing without capitalizing any letters, or ignoring punctuation, etc.
Whatever style these other people may be using, your best bet is to be professional: use proper grammar and punctuation, and always be polite (use proper greetings, etc)
answered Dec 2 '15 at 23:53
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Some people are just very poor at expressing themselves in writing, others are simply indifferent (to put it kindly).
It's very likely that this person is simply lazy and/or ignorant.
So, no, it's not a "new" style of writing - neither is writing without capitalizing any letters, or ignoring punctuation, etc.
Whatever style these other people may be using, your best bet is to be professional: use proper grammar and punctuation, and always be polite (use proper greetings, etc)
answered Dec 2 '15 at 23:53
AndreiROM
44.1k21101173
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
5
down vote
Some people are just very poor at expressing themselves in writing, others are simply indifferent (to put it kindly).
It's very likely that this person is simply lazy and/or ignorant.
So, no, it's not a "new" style of writing - neither is writing without capitalizing any letters, or ignoring punctuation, etc.
Whatever style these other people may be using, your best bet is to be professional: use proper grammar and punctuation, and always be polite (use proper greetings, etc)
answered Dec 2 '15 at 23:53
AndreiROM
44.1k21101173
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
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down vote
up vote
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down vote
Some people are just very poor at expressing themselves in writing, others are simply indifferent (to put it kindly).
It's very likely that this person is simply lazy and/or ignorant.
So, no, it's not a "new" style of writing - neither is writing without capitalizing any letters, or ignoring punctuation, etc.
Whatever style these other people may be using, your best bet is to be professional: use proper grammar and punctuation, and always be polite (use proper greetings, etc)
answered Dec 2 '15 at 23:53
AndreiROM
44.1k21101173
Some people are just very poor at expressing themselves in writing, others are simply indifferent (to put it kindly).
It's very likely that this person is simply lazy and/or ignorant.
So, no, it's not a "new" style of writing - neither is writing without capitalizing any letters, or ignoring punctuation, etc.
Whatever style these other people may be using, your best bet is to be professional: use proper grammar and punctuation, and always be polite (use proper greetings, etc)
answered Dec 2 '15 at 23:53
AndreiROM
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answered Dec 2 '15 at 23:53
AndreiROM
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answered Dec 2 '15 at 23:53
AndreiROM
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answered Dec 2 '15 at 23:53
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Let me ask you this: what will you do when someone answers what you have asked? "Yes, it is new, this is how it is now" or "No, that's not new, nobody else does that." How will such answers help you. I recommend you ask your real question, which I think is "should I be offended that my new superior can't even bother to type properly to me, especially when asking me to do things?" But until you ask your real question, who can answer you?
– Kate Gregory
Dec 2 '15 at 23:52
6
Incidentally your heading is all lower case too.
– eirikdaude
Dec 2 '15 at 23:59
1
"Maybe times have changed or the new norm is to not capitalize anything in a sentence" - No, it's not the "new norm", it's probably just the lazy way. For example, when you write in a chat room, you usually don't bother with such details as capitalization or punctuation. Or when using SMS on a phone, etc. When you're the boss, you probably get to ignore such details too.
– Brandin
Dec 3 '15 at 7:21
@eirikdaude What a freaking hypocrite. I vote to close.
– Jack
Dec 3 '15 at 7:31
I would argue it could be a matter of personal style. In a smaller office or with people who work close together, your supervisor may choose to just skip the formalities and get to the point - much like a conversation or an instant message. If department-wide or company-wide emails are being sent out with bad spelling/punctuation, then I would agree that laziness is the issue.
– Struggling
Dec 3 '15 at 16:06