In Search of the Right Word
The right word in the right place. That’s the goal of every writer. But sometimes, the right word is elusive, ethereal, at the edge of perception. I squint into the middle distance, trying to catch a glimpse. Seldom am I successful.
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What’s with all the prepositions?
A preposition is supposed to work in combination with a noun or a pronoun to create phrases that modify verbs, nouns, pronouns or adjectives. When used as part of a phrase, they “convey a spatial, temporal or directional meaning.”*
Empowering Email
We send and receive a lot of email in the business world – an average of 100 messages a day in 2013, according to market research firm The Radicati Group. No surprise, that number is expected to rise. Radicati predicts the number of business emails to increase by 7{10058f2385f70e38f97c9f6fa0bcd7521a9610310e2b24a83a1073d40b598246} to 8{10058f2385f70e38f97c9f6fa0bcd7521a9610310e2b24a83a1073d40b598246} every year between 2013 and 2017.
Read MoreTaking the Bite out of Deadlines
If variety is the spice of the writing life – and I believe it is – then deadlines are a staple. As a financial writer, I get to work on all sorts of projects, ranging from white papers and marketing collateral to regulatory shareholder reports and web-based articles. Every one of them has a deadline.
Read MoreIn Praise of the Telephone
Email has its place. But whenever possible, I prefer to use the telephone. Indeed, the telephone is one of the best business tools I know.
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