Communication, Email Writing, Writing Formal vs. Informal Writing: What’s the Difference? You may have noticed some new features at TextRanch lately. In place of our old menu of options, you can…
Communication, Grammar, Writing Confused About “In” and “At”? If English is your first language, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the difference between prepositions…
Business, Communication, Email Writing, Writing When Symbols Replace Words (Part Two) In our previous post, we looked at some symbols that are often used in place of written words. We highlighted…
Business, Communication, Email Writing, Writing When Symbols Replace Words (Part One) If you’ve spent any time at all on social media, you have seen posts where symbols are used in place…
Communication, Editing, Grammar, Writing When Is it Okay to Use Contractions? A contraction is a shortened version of two or more words that have been joined together to form one word….
Business, Communication, Email Writing, Writing When Should You Capitalize Job Titles? Our last article showed you when to capitalize names of schools, companies, and other places. This time, we are going…
Business, Communication, Writing When Should You Capitalize Names of Schools, Companies, and Other Places? Martina is nervous about her job search. She has found some open positions that look promising, but she is overwhelmed…
Communication, Writing When to Use Jargon Jack is a freshman at a large state university. Overall, he is doing okay, but he is struggling with his…
Business, Communication, Culture, Email Writing Slang: Is it Okay for Business Emails? Slang is very informal language. It is usually specific to members of a certain generation, nationality, or ethnic group. Slang…
Business, Communication, Culture Names: Getting Them Right Dean is one of those employees who annoys his colleagues on a regular basis. He interrupts them during meetings, and…
