Archive for the ‘Style’ Category

HKMA – Upcoming Progrmames

Oops! Someone at the Hong Kong Management Association will be kicking themselves for this blooper.
Apparently, the Professional Institute of Management and Education have problems with their grammar, spelling and style.

Grammar: Learning How to Taste & Discovering Bordeaux Wine
Jargon: Intensive ENS Program
Inconsistencies: Programme/Program, Middlesex University, UK/University of Huddersfield.

Make friends with ‘Tab’

Structure and organization is a central principle in plain English. So is making your document easy to navigate. To this end, I invite you to become reacquainted with an often forgotten ‘friend’ on the far left of your keyboard.
The tab key is the one key on the keyboard designed to make information simpler. Consider the [...]

Welcome!

Welcome to the Better Business Writing blog.
We’ve created this blog as a platform to discuss business communication issues, particularly in Asia.
We’ll be posting examples of gobbledygook or jargon, suggesting better ways of writing and listing useful resources and information.
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