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[tamaranth]

I'm trying to get my unseasonal uncheer out of the way, hence two negative and downbeat posts before lunchtime. One of the fascinating discussions that made the weekend so enjoyable concerned acknowledgement. If someone sends you a gift, a piece of work, an unexpected communication after long silence, do you acknowledge receipt?

I say 'yes, it would be rude not to, quite aside from being unhelpful to the sender, who doesn't know whether their item has arrived'.

Apparently, however, this is very old-fashioned of me. (But my niece did get her birthday present, a pair of gold earrings.)

So:
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[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

Glad it got there -- that's pretty quick, too! I never quite trust the post any more: they seem to lose so many things.

And on etiquette thing, I certainly regard an email (or even a text message) as suitable acknowledgement. It's mainly just knowing that whatever-it-is has survived transmission.