Don't shorten your communication so much that you leave out important things like correct spelling and punctuation. Also, your phrasing needs some work, IMHO.LowTrunkOzz wrote:Ask, and ye shall receive! It was just a simple single paragraph, as follows:
Hello,
I'm writing in response to several word of mouth stories I've encountered, and I'm attempting to obtain a final, clear cut answer so I can answer the question as it arises. What is your offices policy when encountering an indivual carrying an openly seen firearm, regardless of that persons CHL permit status, when no other crimes have been reported, suspected, or witnessing?
I thank you for your time, and sincerely appreciate your response...
Respectfully,
Nate Sutton
I wanted to keep it as short as possible to (hopefully) ensure a response without the normal double talk and legal-ese fluff that normaly comes as an "information overload to shut em up for a while." I really wish I would've saved it as a draft and maybe cleaned it up a little when i was more aware/awake, but it'll do and I'm 100% sure they receive much worse e-mails repeatedly. I wish I would've added "holstered" in there, but I didn't....I'm still awaiting a reply.
nate
For example:
offices policy = office's policy (and, is it "the office" which encounters someone?)
indivual - individual
that persons CHL permit status = that person's CHL permit status
witnessing = witnessed
normaly = normally
You will either confirm stereotypes or surprise the reader with your grasp of grammar, spelling, etc. - and those same skills are important for forums too. Whether or not the recipient or reader has read worse ought not to be part of your calculation.