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4 Quick and Easy Ways to Make Your Business Writing Better | Grammarly Blog Now, more than ever, good writing skills are critical to success in the working world. Thanks to technology, text-based communication is faster and easier than ever, which means professionals spend more time writing than in past. In turn, writing has become a divisive medium. Those business people

I.e. Versus E.g. Get Grammar Girl's take on i.e. versus e.g. Learn what i.e. and e.g. are Latin for and how to use them correctly.

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Hermann Zapf, 96, Dies; Designer Whose Letters Are Found Everywhere Mr. Zapf found expression in subtly inventive typefaces that have brought words to readers on paper, on signposts, on monuments and on computer screens for more than half a century.

Leaves me curious about how grammar and punctuation impact all negotiations, legislation, contracts, letters of understanding and other significant documents.

Editing The Climate Talkers: Punctuation's Effect On Earth's Fate The littlest things — punctuation, precise word choice and grammar — can hold tremendous power in worldwide climate negotiations. This year in Europe, editors get a chance to help make history.

5 Ways to Write Concisely Nobody writes a perfect first draft. Whether you love the red pen or hate it with a passion, your first draft will require some polishing. The trick is to write prose that’s brilliant yet brief, colorful yet concise. Here are five tips for writing concisely. Cut Weasel

5 Memos That Went Terribly Wrong In the world of digital communications, pretty much everyone can relate to an email experience going terribly wrong at work. Ever hit “reply all” and sprayed a private message to a group of co-workers and lived to regret it? Writing internal business communications shouldn’t be fraught with

6 Cool Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block Want to write a bestselling novel? Or maybe you’re more the screenplay type that wants to go straight to Hollywood. Whatever your writing goals are, sometimes the biggest obstacles between them and you is a nasty case of writer’s block. How can you free up your creative

Writing Your Way to Happiness Some researchers believe that by writing and then editing our own stories, we can change our perceptions of ourselves and identify obstacles that stand in the way of better health.

I am standing here, in front of the mirror,
Staring at all the lost people.
I have one body but a different face for
All the hopes I have misplaced.

Excerpt from "What," a poem by Emma Sullivan

I LOVE the ellipsis … too much! :)

What are those dots called and how many of them are there supposed to be? Grammarly blog

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