The June 13 business section article, "Survey: New college grads underqualified for jobs," should not surprise anyone who is aware of trends in modern education. Granted, the use of "coded" language ...
Customer correspondence can be used to thank a customer for her business, to encourage prompt payment, to follow up on a transaction, or to respond to an inquiry or a complaint. Correspondence such as ...
Do misspelled words drive you into a red pen-wielding fury? Do you appreciate a well-placed semi-colon? You might be an English teacher. If not an English teacher, then you’re definitely a lapsed ...
English Trick of the Day explains important capitalization rules every student must know. Learn when to use capital letters ...
"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...
Catch the employer’s attention quickly by leading with a strong statement. Clearly express why you are writing. State how you learned of the organization and job opening. Express your interest in the ...
Regarding the editorial “Rethink college remedial classes”: As an English instructor who has taught both remedial and introductory writing at the University of Washington, I can testify from my ...
While online editing tools such as Grammarly and grammar suggestions from Google Docs aren’t foolproof, the artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms that power them are successfully ...
"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...