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When English is Bad For Business
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“We have got” vs. “We have”
John F. Deethardt II wrote 3 months ago: “We have got” is a ubiquitous superfluity and redundancy, and I would say the use of “got” as a past … more →
When English is Bad For Business
worddocdooley wrote 1 year ago: The March 2008 issue of ‘Communiqué for Success’ is ready for public viewing (for a limited time onl … more →
English Corner: Which Is It?
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worddocdooley wrote 1 year ago: One of the most common English-language errors I come across in any kind of writing – whether busine … more →
Correct Email Etiquette
worddocdooley wrote 1 year ago: Be as careful about spelling, grammar and punctuation as you wold be if you were writing a letter. D … more →
Building Trust + My Gift to You
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worddocdooley wrote 1 year ago: The festive 2007 edition of ‘Communiqué for Success’ is now ready for you. It answers such questions … more →
New (& Cheap!) Business-Building Resource
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: I have just released the Business-Building Matters ebook: Issues 1-12 of Communiqué for Success (the … more →
Are You Blind to Your Own Embarrassing Hiccups?
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: Film director David Cronenberg recently aired a warning to all budding scriptwriters: “Most scriptwr … more →
Hyphen-hatred Times?
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: The Oxford English Dictionary is ditching the hyphen! Well, at least those found in approximately 16 … more →
Bank Holiday Special
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: Just to let you know that I’ve now released the full set of downloadable transcripts of the … more →
Price Increase
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: I need to increase the price of each of my hugely popular content-packed ‘TeleMasterClass’ products … more →
English Corner: Pity the Misunderstood Apostrophe
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: The grammatical cousin of the bored teenager, the apostrophe can often be found hanging out in all t … more →
The Importance of Good Copy
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: QUESTION CfS reader Marian Dyer wonders how can one “get people to realise the importance of g … more →
Business Writing Tips
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worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: QUESTION Reader and Communiqué for Success reader Mike Doragh, of XP Computers, asks when to make hi … more →
The Peculiarities of the English Language
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: Question: “What the heck is a “linking verb”? I must’ve been absent that day … more →
Reader Q&A: Why Is It So Difficult to Keep It Short?
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: This was the question put to me by Sue Davis, of Design Advantage, subscriber of MediaMinister’s Com … more →
New Issue of Communiqué for Success
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: The latest edition of Communiqué for Success has just been posted! In this month’s issue, the main f … more →
Put a Bit of Va-va-voom into Your Business Writing
worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: Verbs are the fuel that drives along your business communications, giving them a bit of ooomph. More … more →
Do YOU Make this Mistake in English?
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worddocdooley wrote 2 years ago: Lately, I have been inundated with more offers than usual – both online and offline. You know the ki … more →
