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Subject:E-mail and writing From:Barbara Weiss <beweiss -at- UMICH -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:26:13 -0500
I'm working on a project for a masters-level class in Computers and
Writing and plan to expand it somewhere down the road for my
thesis/project. My general question is: How has e-mail changed our
attitudes toward writing?
Has e-mail changed your frequency or style of writing? Has it helped to
flatten or reshape hierarchies in the workplace? Eliminated work/memos?
Increased work/memos? Aided, hampered, altered communication between
employees? Has it spilled over to effect you OTHER writing?
Any response would be much appreciated. Thanks, Barbara.
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Barbara E Weiss
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