From: patrick@Verity.COM (Patrick Horgan)
To: tjic@OpenMarket.com
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UTC Datetime: 1995-09-28 04:42:07 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 27 Sep 95 21:42:07 PDT
From: patrick@Verity.COM (Patrick Horgan)
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 95 21:42:07 PDT
To: tjic@OpenMarket.com
Subject: Re: Timothy C. May: Mini-mailbombs and Warning Letters
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> but the key was not there. Please mail me your key. Thank you.
>
>
> If anyone has a constructive suggestion as to how this mail could be
> changed to convey more information or to be less "threatening", please
> mail me.
>
Sure, I found the above offensive. It comes across in exactly the same
tone as a cop saying, "Please step away from the car." I know it's silly,
but sometimes Please just isn't enough. The simple change:
but the key was not there. Could you please mail me your key? Thanks.
works miracles:) The tone on the rest of it was nice. You have to be careful
with imperatives. They usually sound mean...even with a please at the front.
Patrick
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