by Travis Heermann
March 27, 2009
Writing
Consider this: casual writing arises from casual speaking. We naturally use a lot of contractions in our speech, most often without thinking about them. (A contraction is the mashing together of a noun and verb am/is/are.) You’re (you are) and they’re (they are) are ubiquitous in speech, and they also lead to some of the [...]
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business communication,
contractions,
grammar,
possessive pronouns
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by Travis Heermann
March 19, 2009
Audience
Who wouldn’t like to sit around home and work in pajamas, go to work in blue jeans and a T-shirt, and wear fuzzy slippers around the office? If you’re a freelancer, you might get to do just that, but most of us don’t have that luxury. Nevertheless, in recent decades, many workplaces have relaxed dress standards [...]
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audience,
business communication,
casual,
formal,
grammar,
voice
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