Make sure that you use the correct punctuation to write numbers in English. The following five tips should help you avoid expensive mistakes!
October 2nd 2007 |
Writing skills
A recent news story on the BBC illustrates how English is changing.
September 28th 2007 |
Writing skills
Sometimes the first sentence of the email is the most difficult to write, but once you get going, the rest of the email is much easier. One way to help you write the first sentence of your email is to think about why you are writing.
September 23rd 2007 |
Writing skills
How should you address a woman when you write to her? Will she be offended if you write "Dear Madam" or "Dear Mrs + surname"? Over the last few years, there have been some changes in standard greetings, and here are some general guidelines to help you avoid accidentally insulting anyone.
August 28th 2007 |
Writing skills
New
research has shown that people are suffering from "email stress", as they try to deal with their growing inbox of emails. Employees are more tired and less productive because they constantly check and read their emails at work.
August 17th 2007 |
Writing skills
If your answer is "yes", then you are in good company! A recent
newspaper article has highlighted the writing mistakes of students from a British university. The students' tutor kept a diary of their writing mistakes, which include spelling, preposition and punctuation mistakes, as well as errors in word choice.
August 12th 2007 |
Writing skills
A common mistake in ending an email is to write “Bye” or “Bye Bye”. As this is not a standard way of ending business emails, it makes your writing look unprofessional. Here are some widely used phrases for starting and ending correspondence in British English.
