When we sit around a table and discuss something, those involved in the conversation have many cues as to what the speaker means, besides just the words.
With written words, we do not have voice inflections, smiles or frowns or other facial expressions, shrugs of shoulders, laughs, giggles, hand gestures; we only get to read the written word(s). Even the use of smilies are often missed or misinterpreted.
(What the heck does Upthesaukee mean by that?) (Hmmmm, my secret, I guess!
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Hope to see you around town, Alton Lady.
