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 after-all. Anything you can do to ensure your intent … [Read more...]
Is Email Grammar Important?
When I ran a user survey at the end of last year, one of the top topics subscribers voiced their opinions on most was proper writing skills. Many were frustrated with those who emailed them with typos, incomplete … [Read more...]
You Are How You Type
Don't kid yourself... We do it off-line when we meet someone new or see a person walking down the street. We form perceptions as a natural reaction to what we see, feel and hear. For example when meeting someone … [Read more...]
Do You Make These Grammar Goofs?
E-mail is all about communicating with the written word. Without proper grammar your entire message can lose its validity. Today, I came across an infographic that covers "15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look … [Read more...]
“?” In E-mail
As my regular readers know, I remind folks to use proper sentence structure and grammar when composing their emails. I pretty much leave it at that -- I am not a grammar writer or and English language major and do … [Read more...]