Special English Terminology in E-mail Correspondence


Term
Meaning
Flaming Heated, often uncontroled exchanges of criticism and harsh language
Spamming Unwanted solicitation or sales of commercial products
Hawks Spreading ungrounded rumors, lies, and misinformaiton
Jabbering Sending a long message without much information worth reading.
Netiquette Etiquette in cyber world
Key-pals Pen-pals in cyber world
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