You are cordially invited to read my following commentary regarding modern-day electronic communication and its effect on etiquette of days gone by …
I thought it was just me: annoyed at those who are supposedly tuned in to a conversation with their “Uh, huhs” and “Oh, yeahs” while repeatedly checking their cell for text messages using peripheral vision … and sometimes even going so far as to text a response.
I love english grammar. I admit it. Which is a good thing cuz I use it alot for my job. GS offers writing, editing and proofing to their clients and thats most of what I do here. Job security for myself given the amount of projects and content that come thru our doors. But I guess when you really think about it its not just my job. Its everyones’ job. As part of our daily responsiblties we all send written electronic communication and cuz were all professionals its expected that also is reflected in our emails both to clients and interoffice.
“Communicate”: To transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood.
After being approached to be a GS Design blogger, I was skeptical. Why would anyone “listen to me,” care about what I have to say? Heck, as a rule in my house, I have to repeat myself three times before my 4-year-old acknowledges that some noise has come out of my mouth, and my husband tunes me out in favor of communication in the forms of laptop, TV, or newspaper. And it’s not like I even talk a lot. I’m just referring to basic communication between us: questions, conversations, directives. I’m certain there’s more than air in their craniums, but it seems like what I say goes in one ear and out the other. I’ve come to the conclusion it’s a malady that has struck them both, and it’s called “Selective Hearing.”
