Those of you who have participated in my business writing trainings know that I encourage writing whose average sentence length is between 10 and 17 words. I emphasize the word “average” because some sentences might be longer than 17 and some might be shorter than 10 in order to maintain an interesting rhythm to the […]
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Noted Beverly Hills attorney Robert W. Hirsh recently brought to my attention a case of the importance of using words exactly. A case he is trying hinges on the meaning of the words between and among. As most of you might know, between refers only to situations when two options exist; if there are more
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“I’m anxious to get on with this project.” “I’m just dying to see you!” “That dinner was to die for!” a killer presentation!” Why do people talk and write like this? What’s all this about anxiety and dying? Don’t say you’re anxious to do anything. You may be eager or excited, but mentioning anxiety just
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Many people were kind enough to send me examples of errors they or others had made in business writing. Here are a few examples. Unconscious Slips Embarrassment awaits those who blithely type the contents of their unconscious mind – and don’t catch themselves before they hit “send.” Someone wrote: I recently started an email by
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