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Explain Like I'm Five

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Why do people say I have a certain style when asking questions? Is that a bad thing and if so can someone explain how style can be applied to typing? Or how do I fix it. To better the community (lemmy.world)
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Maybe I should have said it more properly. How does my "style" of just typing come through? Does it come thru like a written word? I am just looking for a way so I can identify my style and make critques to it instead of the funneled version.

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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Everyone has a style. I used to work at a small company where we’d give “anonymous” peer feedback. The boss liked to have a meeting and read it to us in private so we knew how we were seen.

Every time he finished I’d say “aw, thanks Sally!” or “that was nice of Greg.” Nailed it every time and my boss HATED it.

Your writing style isn’t something to “fix”. It’s your signature.

The only thing I would see as something to work on is if people generally think you use too few words, or too many. Communication is all about efficiently giving people context. If you can do that without people getting confused or impatient, you’re golden. Keep being you.