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Do you use email for correspondence? Have you faced problems due to misunderstood emails? Are your children ' net-savvy' ? Have you ever discussed email manners with your children? Shilpa replied. I am not so much of an email person. However, I do send out emails once in a while, whenever I am required to do so. I always write an appropriate subject line so that my mail is not misunderstood and mistakenly deleted. I also agree about toning down messages. It ensures that you appear professional. Farid replied. My pet peeve is with jokes and chain letters that are forwarded each and every day. It is bad enough dealing with work related mail but these forwards are something else completely. The worst part is it does not stop even if you delete the mail. I have tried telling all my friends not to send me such emails but they simply do not listen! Aastha replied. In an email, small things matter. I agree with the part about emails compulsorily needing subject lines. I am an advertising professional. In the course of a regular workday, I receive more than 25 emails everyday. This is in addition to the junk email as well. I do not have time to go through each and every one with no subject to determine if it is important. I usually delete those ones without opening them.