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Parrot Proper Pronunciation
(The Star, Mind Our English - August 29, 2002)
What is the correlation between speaking and being understood? The key is pronunciation. You have a much better chance of being understood if your pronunciation is clear and accurate.
IT Technical Writing Simplified
(The Star, Mind Our English - May 2, 2002)
Because IT comes with a myriad of jargon and acronyms, it is the kind of writing that requires a particular skill, a mindfulness that your audience may be any number of people from any number of backgrounds (e.g. different industries, age groups and IT-literacy levels). And yet, your writing must be easily and clearly understood by all at all times...
Foundation makes the difference
(The Star, Mind Our English - February 27, 2002)
Sadly, too, many organizations seem to have accepted bad English as part of their business practice.
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