My way of writing Emails...

Class tutorial

Title : Email content (Myself)

1.Salutation

As for me, I often used salutation in my emails just like the old days when we write letters during schools.

Example : Hi, greetings, gd mornin, salam.

2.Smiley and emoticons

I like using smiley and emoticons, it’s a must thing that needed to put in my email. It’s express my feeling in certain times or situation especially when I’m happy.

Example :



3.Short forms:

I used short forms in certain situation or words, if I’m in a hurry I will used more short forms. My friends are familiar with it because the short forms that I used is standard short forms that everyone knows.
Example : tc = take care gtg = got to go
bf = breakfast bz = busy
ga = go away tt = tata

4.Code switching

Usually I code switching from English to Malay or vice-versa depends on the topic or situation. Sometimes it’s also been influenced by Chinese language due to some of my friends are Chinese.

5.Trailing dots: Interfere your understanding? No?

Trailing dots is one of my habits during writing messages. It shows that I’m thinking or I need feedback from my friends when I do trailing dots. Numbers of trailing dots depends on the messages.

Example : mmm…, why?...

6. Capitalization and repeated use of letters

During writing messages it’s hard to define and double checking the capital letters of words. I prefer write in small caps words but in circumstances I will used capitalize words and repeated letters.

7. Hypertext? Pictures and template used?

Hypertext are rarely used in email messages, but sometimes I just copy the hyperlink of a webpage and let friends to find the hypertext themselves. As for pictures and templates I will attach them together for certain purposes or for special occasion.

8. Grammatical aspects? analyze the sentences are they grammatically correct or are there any mistakes, why , how ?

When receive or sending messages it’s hard to double checking the grammatical error, because the messages need to be send as soon as possible. I’ll just take a glimpse look at it and send to my friends. But if the email is for lecturers, I will double checking the grammar and sentences.