Posted by Michelle Steiner on 11/16/78 11:36

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<1h8nvxq.xo7w331wtk4eaN%real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk>,
real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) wrote:

> > it really matter whether I emphasize with /slashes/, with
> > _underscores_, or with *asterisks*? You know that it's for
> > emphasis.
>
> It *does* matter! When you emphasize you should do it by making clear
> you are listening to the person you are emphasizing with, and by
> showing them with eye contact that you understand their feelings. A
> nice hug, if appropriate, will also help. I don't think that a few
> punctuation marks are really going to make you seem emphathetic.

LOL--literally.

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