Effective Communication

I got to admit that I could be tactless at times, however things got blown out of proportion and I just felt that I got to write something about it.

Never take things seriously over MSN, because it lacks a certain element to it - facial, body language and tone of voice. Just by taking words as it appears over MSN, you're translating what you're inherently thinking.

"You're an asshole!"

Surely, while reading the above text, you will picture that someone is hostile or unhappy with the receiving party of the message. Ever occurred to you that by adding a chuckle and a pat on the back, it becomes something totally different?