Comments on: Lost Art of the Business Letter http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html Dispatches from a Small Business Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:53:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mesa Econoguy http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html/comment-page-1#comment-10733 Mesa Econoguy Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:33:44 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html #comment-10733 <p>No one knows how to write correctly and forcefully these days. It’s a function of laziness and politically correct linguistic evisceration.</p> <p>They can’t even swear effectively.<br /> </p> No one knows how to write correctly and forcefully these days. It’s a function of laziness and politically correct linguistic evisceration.

They can’t even swear effectively.

]]> By: Charles http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html/comment-page-1#comment-10732 Charles Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:35:40 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html #comment-10732 <p>...principle...</p> …principle…

]]> By: Charles http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html/comment-page-1#comment-10731 Charles Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:34:40 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html #comment-10731 <p>...principle...</p> …principle…

]]> By: la petite chou chou http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html/comment-page-1#comment-10730 la petite chou chou Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:53:32 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html #comment-10730 <p>That, far and above, was one of the most amazing letters I've ever read. I would love to compose a letter like that at some point---not necessarily under those circumstances though.</p> <p>All forms of writing are being accosted these days. I have a Master of Science in Writing and I see it everywhere. The worst part is what people get away with in higher education. People whose writing doesn't even approach "acceptable" are passed along. </p> <p>I could go on and on about this. Sigh.</p> That, far and above, was one of the most amazing letters I’ve ever read. I would love to compose a letter like that at some point—not necessarily under those circumstances though.

All forms of writing are being accosted these days. I have a Master of Science in Writing and I see it everywhere. The worst part is what people get away with in higher education. People whose writing doesn’t even approach “acceptable” are passed along.

I could go on and on about this. Sigh.

]]> By: smcg http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html/comment-page-1#comment-10729 smcg Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:09:55 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html #comment-10729 <p>Coyote - I'm a wee bit older than you, so maybe have seen a bit more degradation in writing style.</p> <p>Unfortunately, it goes beyond just well written business letters into almost all written communication these days. </p> <p>I have actually had 'twenty somethings' produce written reports (supposedly formal drafts for delivery) full of "txt" messaging abbreviations - with which they've not seen anything wrong at all....</p> <p>Love the Blue Jeans Cable letter by the way.</p> Coyote – I’m a wee bit older than you, so maybe have seen a bit more degradation in writing style.

Unfortunately, it goes beyond just well written business letters into almost all written communication these days.

I have actually had ‘twenty somethings’ produce written reports (supposedly formal drafts for delivery) full of “txt” messaging abbreviations – with which they’ve not seen anything wrong at all….

Love the Blue Jeans Cable letter by the way.

]]> By: Allen http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html/comment-page-1#comment-10728 Allen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:27:55 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/04/lost-art-of-the.html #comment-10728 <p>I'm still a bit of a young pup but I wouldn't cringe at the thought of taking a course on writing business memos. More so, I'd fully support it for many of my co-workers. They seem to think by putting their modern version of the valley talk vernacular into writing they are communicating. Worse, when I ask a simple question such as "Were you referring to the javascript function with that name or the function we built in Oracle" it's not uncommon to get a reply such as "yes, that one" or "the one I mentioned in the first email". Getting a lot of people to take a few seconds to think about what they're actually trying to communicate would be wonderful. </p> I’m still a bit of a young pup but I wouldn’t cringe at the thought of taking a course on writing business memos. More so, I’d fully support it for many of my co-workers. They seem to think by putting their modern version of the valley talk vernacular into writing they are communicating. Worse, when I ask a simple question such as “Were you referring to the javascript function with that name or the function we built in Oracle” it’s not uncommon to get a reply such as “yes, that one” or “the one I mentioned in the first email”. Getting a lot of people to take a few seconds to think about what they’re actually trying to communicate would be wonderful.

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