E-mail and Grammar

E-mail is simply communicating with the written word, right? We are not born with these skills or education. Our writing skills are provided to us as we go through grade school for the basics, high school for more instruction and more so for those who go on to college. Grammar is so important to [...]

The Truth About "i"

When you want to be taken seriously, you need to communicate as though you care to be taken seriously. When you type “i” when it should be “I” — you look uneducated and lazy. Can anyone seriously explain to me the amount of time or effort saved in not hitting the shift key? I [...]

Quotation Marks and Emphasis

A site visitor writes: Is it acceptable to emphasize a point in an email with quotes? For example: The people on the Board are “elected” not appointed. Anything you can do to ensure your intent and the meaning of your comments come through as intended is O.K. With that said, I don’t think [...]

“…” In E-mail

As my regular readers know, I constantly remind folks to use proper sentence structure and grammar when composing their e-mails. I pretty much leave it at that — I am not a grammar writer or and English language major. I too am constantly working on my writing skills and am always amazed at [...]

Email Etiquette: Courtesy #3 ~ Proofread, Spellcheck, Proper Grammar

Always spell check your email, proofread for errors, capitalize your sentences and use appropriate punctuation and grammar.  "If a emale is writon with speeling mestakes and gramitckal errors, you mite git the meening, however, the messige is not as affective, or smoothly redable.  Poor writing is equivalent to someone speaking with spinach [...]

Email Etiquette: Courtesy #8 ~ You Are What You Write

You are what you write. How you communicate will be an indication as to who you are and the kind of person you are. Learn to write with clarity and take folks at their word – not what you "think" they mean. Sending email with extremely foul, threatening or abusive language is crude. This [...]