Comments on: How do Emoticons and Capitalisation Affect Perception of Email? http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php Understand your mind with the science of psychology - Mon, 04 May 2009 10:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alan http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php/comment-page-1#comment-21334 alan Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:52:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation-affect-perception-of-email.php#comment-21334 ...sorry, meant to say, i <a href="http://idiots.blogspot.com/2008/02/to-emoticate-or-not-psyblog-sez-yez.html" rel="nofollow">blogged my take on it</a> here. ...sorry, meant to say, i blogged my take on it here.

]]> By: alan http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php/comment-page-1#comment-21333 alan Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:51:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation-affect-perception-of-email.php#comment-21333 I've noticed people starting to leave 'signatures' off the end of emails now - the "best regards, alan" recently, and I think it and lack of capitalisation arise from:<br /><br />* don't need to signoff because the recipient already knows who the sender is;<br /><br />* the extra keystrokes needed to capitalise in SMS and IM.<br /><br />so, next... i can haz study on uzin lolcatz speek? ;-) I've noticed people starting to leave 'signatures' off the end of emails now - the "best regards, alan" recently, and I think it and lack of capitalisation arise from:

* don't need to signoff because the recipient already knows who the sender is;

* the extra keystrokes needed to capitalise in SMS and IM.

so, next... i can haz study on uzin lolcatz speek? ;-)

]]> By: sunchaser http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php/comment-page-1#comment-20452 sunchaser Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:48:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation-affect-perception-of-email.php#comment-20452 This is interesting. Did you see the NYT article about emoticons? It also talks about the history of how emoticon use started:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/fashion/29emoticon.html?ex=1343534400&en=2967e0686dca297d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink <br /><br />Great blog! :)<br /><br />(Oh, I use emoticons all the time - excessively, some might even say) This is interesting. Did you see the NYT article about emoticons? It also talks about the history of how emoticon use started:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/fashion/29emoticon.html?ex=1343534400&en=2967e0686dca297d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Great blog! :)

(Oh, I use emoticons all the time - excessively, some might even say)

]]> By: Jeremy (PsyBlog author) http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php/comment-page-1#comment-19919 Jeremy (PsyBlog author) Sat, 12 May 2007 07:15:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation-affect-perception-of-email.php#comment-19919 Kiki, good point, thanks for letting me know. Glad you like the blog. Kiki, good point, thanks for letting me know. Glad you like the blog.

]]> By: kikipedia http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php/comment-page-1#comment-19915 kikipedia Fri, 11 May 2007 17:28:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation-affect-perception-of-email.php#comment-19915 Not to be a nitpicker, but I think it would be helpful if you distibguished between capitalization and all caps. I began reading the post thinking, perhaps like Ganesh, that you were talking about capitalization versus all lower case. It became clear as I read that you were refering to the use of all caps, but your rss blurb is a little misleading without the distiction.<br /><br />Love the blog, btw!<br /><br />;-) Kiki Not to be a nitpicker, but I think it would be helpful if you distibguished between capitalization and all caps. I began reading the post thinking, perhaps like Ganesh, that you were talking about capitalization versus all lower case. It became clear as I read that you were refering to the use of all caps, but your rss blurb is a little misleading without the distiction.

Love the blog, btw!

;-) Kiki

]]> By: GBD http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php/comment-page-1#comment-19908 GBD Tue, 08 May 2007 21:44:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation-affect-perception-of-email.php#comment-19908 Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />This is my first comment on your blog, so I'd like to start out with this: thanks!<br />I'm starting work on my PsyD (clinical psychology doctorate similar to PhD) in the fall and I will most certainly be referring to your website to keep things fresh and interesting.<br /><br />As far as this article is concerned: how do you think the research (though preliminary) will affect our notions of what makes a "proper" email? I ask because I believe that proper use of capitalization (sorry for my American spelling!) indicates (or at least suggests) better understanding of English grammar and its correct use. Do you think as the texting generation comes of age we will start to care less about such "pedantic" distinctions? I wouldn't evaluate the change in a negative way, but it seems that as technology strips us of the limitations of physical boundaries, so too does it make arbitrary differences much less clear.<br /><br />Am I too wordy? Sorry about that. I'm just curious to hear what you think.<br /><br />Thanks again! Hi Jeremy,

This is my first comment on your blog, so I'd like to start out with this: thanks!
I'm starting work on my PsyD (clinical psychology doctorate similar to PhD) in the fall and I will most certainly be referring to your website to keep things fresh and interesting.

As far as this article is concerned: how do you think the research (though preliminary) will affect our notions of what makes a "proper" email? I ask because I believe that proper use of capitalization (sorry for my American spelling!) indicates (or at least suggests) better understanding of English grammar and its correct use. Do you think as the texting generation comes of age we will start to care less about such "pedantic" distinctions? I wouldn't evaluate the change in a negative way, but it seems that as technology strips us of the limitations of physical boundaries, so too does it make arbitrary differences much less clear.

Am I too wordy? Sorry about that. I'm just curious to hear what you think.

Thanks again!

]]> By: Jeremy (PsyBlog author) http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php/comment-page-1#comment-19905 Jeremy (PsyBlog author) Mon, 07 May 2007 09:07:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation-affect-perception-of-email.php#comment-19905 Hi Ganesh, it's not mentioned in this study no. I doubt it would be in any others as this type of research is pretty new.<br /><br />My guesss is it doesn't make too much difference to the way people's perception. I know one or two people who write emails without any capitalisation and it certainly doesn't bother me. <br /><br />Two things do come to mind though. <br />The first is that I generally associate no capitalisation with younger people as it looks more like text-speak. The other is the poetry of e e cummings. <br /><br />Take from that what you will! Hi Ganesh, it's not mentioned in this study no. I doubt it would be in any others as this type of research is pretty new.

My guesss is it doesn't make too much difference to the way people's perception. I know one or two people who write emails without any capitalisation and it certainly doesn't bother me.

Two things do come to mind though.
The first is that I generally associate no capitalisation with younger people as it looks more like text-speak. The other is the poetry of e e cummings.

Take from that what you will!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation.php/comment-page-1#comment-19903 Anonymous Mon, 07 May 2007 04:38:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2007/05/how-do-emoticons-and-capitalisation-affect-perception-of-email.php#comment-19903 very interesting stuff.<br />one thing i was curious about is my style of writing, using no capitalization at all.<br />i learnt it from one of my linguistic professors and just adore it. (i use caps only for abbreviations like grade A).<br /><br />i was wondering whether any of the studies mentioned this. (but then, very few people that i know of write like this)<br /><br />~ganesh very interesting stuff.
one thing i was curious about is my style of writing, using no capitalization at all.
i learnt it from one of my linguistic professors and just adore it. (i use caps only for abbreviations like grade A).

i was wondering whether any of the studies mentioned this. (but then, very few people that i know of write like this)

~ganesh

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