[access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity

Amro I would not get the winks and smily faces in outlook express so it is best 
to use words instead.

Eleanor
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Amro Bilal
  To: Access-UK
  Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:24 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] An observation and a curiosity


  Hi all,

  This might be OT, not really sure but here goes.

  I noticed on this list that people don't use smileys and winks such as :) ;) 
etc. People rather write smile, wink and what have you. I've never come across 
this practise on any other emailing list or internet forum. It struck me that 
even literate computer users on this list do that. So I wander, is there a 
reason for this practise? Do Braille users find wink signs confusing for 
instance? Excuse my ignorance, but I rely on my screen reader's speech output 
and I've never had any problems with reading winks. I started doing what 
everyone else does on this list and the Jaws list but never asked why!

  If there's a good reason behind this I'd be glad to learn it. If there isn't, 
then IMHO this is a bad habit. What applies to other internet forums I believe 
should apply here too unless there's a justification for doing otherwise. Am I 
being pedantic? Would love to here other people opinions!

  Cheers,
  Amro

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