Various meanderings with a rhyme in there somewhere.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Why Text Is Hexed
The nice thing about a phone Is that it actually transmit the tone Of the other person's voice.
In text, too often, you have the choice Of reading what was written several ways. Leading to misunderstandings that revolve, unresolved, for days.
2 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Yea.. that's true. Though I think there are two sides to it. While on the receiving end, in mind of the reader, the text can have various ambiguities... on the "sender's" end, I think writing down his thoughts probably allows for more articulated and intentional thoughts. You know? For eg, the sender might find speaking over the phone extemporaneous and therefore the message not necessarily accurate or intentional. While on the receiving end, the listener finds a spoken message more revealing and more clarifying.
2 comments:
Yea.. that's true.
Though I think there are two sides to it. While on the receiving end, in mind of the reader, the text can have various ambiguities... on the "sender's" end, I think writing down his thoughts probably allows for more articulated and intentional thoughts.
You know? For eg, the sender might find speaking over the phone extemporaneous and therefore the message not necessarily accurate or intentional. While on the receiving end, the listener finds a spoken message more revealing and more clarifying.
Ergo, you're right, of course.
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