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The Illiteracy of Corporate American E-Mail

Posted by michael on from the ask-not-for-whom-the-spellchecker-tolls dept.

Dave writes "There is a pretty amusing/sad article about functional illiteracy when it comes to professional e-mails. Some of the samples are just ridiculous."

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  1. I'd be happy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    If people could just learn to write their replies BELOW what they're quoting. Top posting is just wrong.

  2. Re:How they become? by Mazem · · Score: 0, Troll

    I wrote this in another topic earlier today, but it applies here so I will quote myself:
    "The bottom line is whether or not your target audience understands what you are trying to say - style be damned. The emphasis on correct spelling and grammar is not emphasized because it has immense value to society, but rather because it is a popular status symbol."