Some word pairs flummox even the most literate writers. We use a word to say one thing, but its opposite form seems not to exist. Or does it? In some pairs, apparent opposites have the same meaning. English is a mongrel language with a motley history, which means that our words don’t always make sense. […]
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“If you don’t think punctuation matters, try forgetting the comma in, I’m sorry, I love you.” A colleague recently bemoaned the tendency among some business writers to send emails without punctuating them. She had received an email that said, “order misdelivered sent to wrong branch but we fixed it” How hard would it have been,
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These five word pairs often trip up business writers. Learn to distinguish between their/they’re/there, accept/except, affect/effect and others.
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Authenticity is a much-vaunted quality in business communication. In an era of bombast and fake news, audiences crave sincerity. Unfortunately, even an earnest speaker can project an inauthentic image if they are uncomfortable in their skin.
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People often wonder whether they can omit words like which and that. Grammar checkers might advise you to nix these words, but relative pronouns like which and that play important roles.
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