How To Sharpen Your Business Writing Skills, Second Edition

Index

Abstract nouns, 112–113

Abstract words, 113–114

Abstracts, 144

Active verbs, 106–110

Ad hominem attack, 25

Addressee, 40–12

Addresses, format, 40

All right vs. alright, 97

Among vs. between, 97

Amount vs. number, 97

Annual reports, 50

Antecedent, 85

Apostrophe, 127–128

Argument, constructing, 23

Audience, 4–5

organizational level, 6–8

personal characteristics, 8–9

technical expertise, 7

Audit reports, 50

Backup copies, 162

Bandwagon approach, 25

Begging the question, 24

Between vs. among, 97

Block format, 40

Body

letter, 42, 43–45

proposals, 48–49

Bookmarks, 142

Books, as sources, 147–148

Bring vs. take, 97

Business letters. See Letters

Business records. See Records

Can vs. may, 97

Categorization sequence method, 32

Cause and effect sequence ...