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Hi shanks,
No, I often don't speak in sentences. I think with language - both spoken and written, but more so with spoken - there's a great tendency to adopt the prevalent style, and I'm afraid to say that I'm guilty of following the mob on this point.
On a slightly different tack, I am often accused of being too verbose in my emails. I use email as a necessary part of my job, and I also correspond with a few friends using the technology. People in both groups have told me "Email is for bullet points, not essays." I disagree, particularly for social communication. My cousin in America is - I think - equally happy to receive a three-page air letter or a three page email, perhaps even happier with the email because the news is a week fresher and he can reply same day if he chooses. I make little distinction between the two media.
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