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is that it fails to convey expression and tone. For examples, jokes get taken seriously, statements come out sharper than expected.
To quote R’ Shais Taub (which is not something I often do): “I wish there was a special typeset for sarcasm.” My feelings exactly.
/sarcasm
Why would anyone say a joke?!
That is the challenge of a writer, to rightly convey nuance. With all that in mind you won’t type the way you speak.
A sentence is indeed a statement. But what you put in there, by careful choice, can make a big difference.
The next issue is that not everyone knows how to decipher plain English. So you might have to revert to smileys for a joke, winks for a wise-crack, capital for a complaint, and bold for attacks.
anotherthing about writing is that reader cant hear your voice, how it sound. i personally assign a “standard voice” to all posters
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