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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow">(But incorrect spelling and grammar is
always OK) :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jonpage@comcast.net href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon Page</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 01, 2008 3:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> txt msg (was:Wives tales ...
violin tuning</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial
color=#000000>...Text-messaging shortcuts make sense on a cell phone
keypad,</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>but are
jarring (to me at least) in other contexts.</FONT>.. <FONT face=Arial
color=#000000> a careless</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>writing
style, poor spelling, etc., detract from what you're
saying.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Ditto. This is a professional list and as such should have
coherent,</DIV>
<DIV>more formal posts, not posted in the lax format one would Instant</DIV>
<DIV>Message persons on a Buddies List.</DIV>
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<DIV>When I read something over abbreviated, I simply delete</DIV>
<DIV>and not read other posts from that author.</DIV>
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<DIV>Please use upper case, punctuation and real words.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>