Abraham Lincoln Second Inaugural Address

[AussieMick]

Apart from anything else (such as checking for missing words and confusion), reading one's own letters (and emails) aloud would imply a desire to imagine and even attempt to know their effect on the recipient.

How many times have I sent an email and received a reply which indicated that my correspondent completely misunderstood my message ... hopefully only once (I think) and that was embarrassing, resulting in a cringing apology from me.