PPMT: Pre/Post Mail Tension

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People’s anxieties and fears over e-mail etiquette and the inescapable phenomenon of digital blunders has given rise to a new term—pre and post mail tension (PPMT).
As many as half of us fail to properly understand personal e-mails–giving rise to conflicts which may not have occurred if messages had been communicated face-to-face–and blame the resulting confusion for arguments and even relationship break-ups.

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  1. Yes, I can see this! It is so hard to make oneself understood on Email, even with the stupid little emoticons! :-#

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