"eyewitness news" reporter alexandra huff shows you the surprising mistakes many of us make and that one e-mail you shall never send. >> reporter: there's a special kind of anxiety that comes with typing an e-mail to an e-mail etiquette expert. >> hi, alex. >> reporter: then again e-mails and anxiety go hand in hasn't. >> the meeting is monday. everybody must a 10. no problem except it was all in caps. 30-point red bold and the team was offend. >> reporter: barbara, top coach for e-mail offenders. a world of snaps and emojis, she says the trouble comes from those trying to convey the same emotion that was e-mail. resist the all caps and endless reply alls. >> people hate getting e-mails that they don't need. >> reporter: what about the ones they do? how long does one have to respond? >> general guidelines is 24 hours. in business. but if you are if any conversation going back and forth and then all of a sudden you stop the chain, i'm thinking, well, what's going on so you have to say, i need to leave for meeting. i'll get back to you later. >> reporter: proper sign off can be a good