http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/ Weekly Business Writing Tips Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:29:03 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/482 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/482 Dear Basic Learning Systems Subscribers, If you haven't been receiving our tips for the past six months and would like to get them again, please send an e-mail Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:12:29 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/481 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/481 Dear Readers, We were wondering if you have been receiving our weekly tips in the newsletter format from Basic Learning Systems at info@.... We Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:43:13 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/480 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/480 Dear Subcribers, Look for our FREE Weekly Writing Tips in your e-mail box from Basic Learning Systems on Tuesdays from now on. Please add info@basic- Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:31:49 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/479 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/479 Dear Subscribers, Thank you for your patience. Getting the weekly tips newsletter together has been more work than anticipated. By next week, you should Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:58:21 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/478 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/478 We all use the following abbreviations, but do we know exactly what they stand for? ad hoc? meaning "for a particular use" CV? curriculum vitae, Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:12:47 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/477 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/477 When combining two independent clauses into one sentence, use one of the transitional expressions listed below and put a semicolon after the first independent Fri, 30 May 2008 01:27:23 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/476 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/476 Abbreviations of academic degrees require a period after each abbreviated word. There should be no space after the periods. B.A. Bachelor of Arts B.S. Fri, 23 May 2008 19:06:35 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/475 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/475 Many nouns of foreign origin retain their foreign plurals. Singular Plural Emphasis Emphases Parenthesis Parentheses Basis Bases Analysis Analyses Fri, 16 May 2008 14:15:41 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/474 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/474 When addressing a letter to ? one person, write "Mr./Ms./Mrs. Smith:" ? several people, write "Mr. Wall, Ms. Craig, and Ms. Bell:" ? a person whose Fri, 09 May 2008 17:28:22 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/473 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/473 Two words that are commonly confused are "disperse" and "disburse." Disperse means to scatter, disseminate, or distribute. Ex: The crowd dispersed after the Mon, 05 May 2008 18:08:52 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/472 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/472 E-mail has become an official form of business communication. Instead of "paper trails," offices now create "e-mail trails." Electronic communication should be Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:39:59 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/471 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/471 Whether you are preparing for a conference presentation or drafting a brief memo, writing is a process. This means that no document can be written in one Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:59:32 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/470 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/470 To avoid sexist language that favors one gender, use words that are gender-neutral. Replace the masculine pronoun "he" with "he or she," "one," or the Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:25:03 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/469 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/469 When writing copy, always focus on the reader. For example, don't write "Our sales seminar will cover three important tools for contacting customers." Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:01:06 GMT d_pincu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/468 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/writing-tips/message/468 Don't use words that hedge or evade such as "it is my understanding," "possibly," "perhaps," or "could." Customers and prospects become distrustful when they