Wow, why? Body language is an important part of metacommunication, and due to the limitations of text forums like this I think they are very necessary.
For example “thanks for the idea” can come accross as politely dismissing, “yeah whatever” while “thanks for the idea! :)” is heartfelt.
Exclamation and question marks are simply the first forms of emoticons.
Wow, why? Body language is an important part of metacommunication, and due to the limitations of text forums like this I think they are very necessary.
For example “thanks for the idea” can come accross as politely dismissing, “yeah whatever” while “thanks for the idea! :)” is heartfelt.
Exclamation and question marks are simply the first forms of emoticons.