I found really interesting (and I am very guilty of doing but now I have answers about it) is other influences of the medium and social presence. In this section of the chapter I learned that since message communication takes longer to write we tend to abbreviate words and expressions. Writing a text or an email requires a lot of multitasking, thinking about what it is you want to say, spelling it out and trying to get it done and sent as soon as you can. We take short cuts when we are able to like using expressions “LOL, OMG, HAHA” to shorten the description of the way we really feel. I also found it interesting how we tend to omit statements that might be assumed. By doing these short cuts we cut the clarity of communication in half. We expect the receiver to understand our words, emotions and reaction all while we short cutted our way through the communication process. It is almost like giving someone who can’t read a book, but it has pictures and expects them to figure out what it means and what the overall mission of the book was. We assume because we painted a picture in their head using words that make sense to us that they will work for everyone else.
I like the analogy that you used of giving a book to someone who can't read and expecting them to understand what the story or message was based on the pictures. I myself am guilty of using abbreviated expressions, and I think in this day and age most of us either have done it or continue to use it. One problem with using abbreviated expressions is when we say "LOL" (laugh out loud) or "LMBO" (laughing my butt off) both of them are used to express laughter but one is stronger than the other. Although using abbreviated expressions simplifies the communication process, we need to be careful about where we use these types of expressions. For example, when speaking amongst close friends or family it might be okay... but you definitely don't want to use that kind of expression in professional settings like work or school.
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