Abcs of E-mails etiquette

Question 1

A

Answer 1

Acronyms such as TMI (too much information) or Lol (Laugh out loud) can confuse and annoy e-mail recipients

Question 2

B

Answer 2

Be sure to double Check the address to which you are sending

Question 3

C

Answer 3

Cluttered emails waste time and effort

Question 4

E

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Excessive punctuation should be avoided

Question 5

F

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Flaming- sending an angry email message is always unacceptable

Question 6

G

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Grammar counts

Question 7

H

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Humor, sarcasm, or irony easily can be misinterpreted in an email, where the tone of your voice is lost

Question 8

I

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Include a subject line in all emails that will be meaningful and memorable to both you and the recipient

Question 9

J

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Judgment is essential when forwarding emails

Question 10

K

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Keep the body of your emails short and to the point

Question 11

L

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Limit each line of emails to fewer than 75 characters

Question 12

M

Answer 12

Mind your manners

Question 13

N

Answer 13

Never send anything by email that you would not want made public

Question 14

O

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opening an unexpected attachment can be dangerous

Question 15

P

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Publicizing someone elses email address without their permission is an invasion of their privacy

Question 16

Q

Answer 16

Quick Get to the point

Question 17

R

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Replying to spam even to unsubscribe confirms to the spammer that your email address is active and results in even more spam

Question 18

S

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Scheduling an email to be sent at a future date/time is a valuable formatting feature

Question 19

T

Answer 19

Time matters. Reply to emails within 24 hours, if possible. When sending the email, use the “request read receipt” feature

Question 20

U

Answer 20

Uppercase words lool like shouting

Question 21

V

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Very large files or attachments can crash recipients email programs or worse their servers. Send a webiste address instead or ask the recipients permission to send the file

Question 22

W

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warnings about hoaxes, computer viruses, or other urgent may be false

Question 23

X

Answer 23

Exert caution when opening links within an email someone may be phishing for your personal information

Question 24

Y

Answer 24

Your tone in an email should reflect who the recipient is, not communication medium yours using. While an informal tone is appropriate for a friend, a more formal tone should be used otherwise

Question 25

Z

Answer 25

Zip your lip Email is personal correspondence. You should never without permission from the sender quote publicly from or forward to a public forum a private email sent to you