nly.One of the main purposes of e-mail peculiarities is shortness, being fast in expression, which is completely opposite to letter writing style. Therefore, there are e-mail “messages”, not “letters”. The word itself implies shortness. However, it is not always so. The length differs according to several factors, e.g. time of the day (night messages are longer, as there is more time to think, no immediate answer is expected, and more romantic mood), and frequency of communication (daily and more frequent messages are shorter).These peculiarities serve as “markers of experience and belonging, metaphor for poetic expression, and resources for play and challenge within a community.” Since the identity of the e-mail writer is often vague, they can play whatever. They choose to stress their experience and knowledge of conventions in e-mail usage and their belonging to cyber-communities using the below described peculiarities.2.1.Sentence structure2.1.1.StatementsEllipsisEllipsis is very typical for e-mails. This is because e-mail is close to speech, where we often leave sentences unfinished or omit words. It is closer to the way we think. Shortness is another reason. Since it is interactive communication, one word is often enough for a logical unit. Besides, in the “reply” mode, context can be attached without typing it again. This is not possible in traditional letter writing, where context must be entirely created in every letter. Thus, “sorry. still am. and again. must be an awful staff to read.” is a completed message. Very often pronouns are omitted, especially in the beginning of the sentence, in order not to repeat them, “I got so carried away with your stupid “trauki” that I missed the *censored*ing buss 22 to the airport. was late for 5 minutes – isn’t it a shame?” or “Gee, we had a cool party on Friday night. Boosed up nearly for...
