I read an article entitled, “Email Etiquette Rules for Effective Email Replies,” and found it a very informative source. I have not done very much formal emailing. I generally email family and friends using a more casual form of email. In the article it discusses not using emoticons like smiley faces and abbreviations like LOL (laugh out loud) or BTW (by the way) however, in a more casual setting, such as emailing family or friends, I think these can be used. When emailing it is sometimes hard to express feelings. Using such things as emoticons can help portray and clarify cretin emotions. I do believe that these rules were meant to be applied to more formal emails, for example, emailing a business, a boss, a partner, someone you are emailing for the first time, or someone of importance. When writing this type of email the rule of no emoticons or abbreviations is good to apply.
This article also discussed how emails should be to the point. I find that many of the emails I receive I skim through or do not open because it contains information that I do not need or want. When you are writing an email you are using your time and taking up theirs. The article points out that emails should be to the point and all questions should be answered. I have also found that when communicating with professors through email, the more direct and short the emails are the faster and more informative their emails are back.
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