http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/06/designed-by-humour-not-understood-by-the-majority/ Diary of a website : design by caffeine Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:58:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta2 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/06/designed-by-humour-not-understood-by-the-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Steve Tucker Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:02:31 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/?p=235#comment-152 Humour is often one of those "spare-of-the-moment" aspects of communication. Whilst it often works in conversation it can often seem forced and unnatural in writing. It takes a great deal of skill to achieve. Sorry I didnt get the "Expresso" joke, but that's perhaps because I cannot spell without MS Word to save my life. It looked correct to me! Humour is often one of those "spare-of-the-moment" aspects of communication. Whilst it often works in conversation it can often seem forced and unnatural in writing. It takes a great deal of skill to achieve. Sorry I didnt get the "Expresso" joke, but that’s perhaps because I cannot spell without MS Word to save my life. It looked correct to me!

]]> http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/06/designed-by-humour-not-understood-by-the-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-151 karmatosed Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:02:30 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/?p=235#comment-151 Hehe thanks. There is so much body language we take cues from as humans. This proven by what happens when they are taken away. Most people 'hear' their own voice when reading so I agree on the voice too. Hehe thanks. There is so much body language we take cues from as humans. This proven by what happens when they are taken away. Most people ‘hear’ their own voice when reading so I agree on the voice too.

]]> http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/06/designed-by-humour-not-understood-by-the-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Rich Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:02:29 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/?p=235#comment-150 Humour is hard to get right when it's text-based (not necessarily just online), I think. You lack the visual cues like facial expression, gestures, the reaction of others, etc. and are left with really nothing more than punctuation and letters. And tone of voice is especially hard - you can't hear if someone's being sarcastic or deadly serious, you can only interpret from what's written. I, for one, got the "Expresso"! Humour is hard to get right when it’s text-based (not necessarily just online), I think. You lack the visual cues like facial expression, gestures, the reaction of others, etc. and are left with really nothing more than punctuation and letters. And tone of voice is especially hard – you can’t hear if someone’s being sarcastic or deadly serious, you can only interpret from what’s written. I, for one, got the "Expresso"!

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