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- From: ai118@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Rich Zidonis)
- Newsgroups: misc.writing
- Subject: Re: Request for a new word (or maybe a neologism)
- Date: 22 Dec 1992 14:20:29 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: ai118@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Rich Zidonis)
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- In a previous article, roth@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Pete Roth) says:
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- >What do YOU call e-mail correspondence ?
- >
- >"Talk" is certainly incorrect.
- >"Writing" doesn't seem to fit.
- >"e-mailing" doesn't have the right ring.
- >"Networking" applies in other areas.
- >
- >"Flaming" describes a certain kind of correspondence, but I'm looking
- >for a word that describes civilized discourse.
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- >So _what_, already ?
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- >(winners will be notified by e-mail. you need not be present to win)
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- >regards, pete
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- >Peter N Roth roth@oasys.dt.navy.mil
- >Do what you can with what you have where you are. - D L Moody.
- >
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- I call email correspondence, uh, email.
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