People send and receive emails all the time, which means that email writing has become a staple skill in the business world. Upon receiving emails, we get prompted to respond by acknowledging email receipt – a mundane yet crucial business etiquette. In fact, the expression “well received” is one of the most commonly used responses …
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The way we write emails in business correspondence determines how well we can convey our thoughts in formal settings. Even more so, how we communicate, whether effectively or not, helps in painting and shaping our so-called “identities.” “Thank you very much for your email” is probably one of the most routinary messages we see when …
It is a fact that commas are one of the trickiest punctuation marks to use. Pair it with another word, and things get more complicated. These days, people are so curious that they ask under what circumstances a comma should come before the word “yesterday,” an adverb of time. Because of that, this post aims …
Going to school is not an easy task, especially in big cities. The money needed to pay daily expenses, let alone tuition fee, is incredibly high. This is the main reason why many students seek part-time jobs while studying. But before securing a side gig, students still need to go through job application-related processes. One …
To use a comma or not to use a comma, that is the question. Are you firing off a round of emails to important business contacts and aren’t quite sure whether you are missing a comma, or whether you have included one where you shouldn’t have? There is nothing more unfortunate than a misplaced comma …
Using any punctuation mark must be done with extra care. That is, overusing or underusing such a tool can make or break written outputs. One of the trickiest combinations of punctuation marks is the use of exclamation points and commas together. Whether we should use a comma after a punctuation mark is a question worth …
Using a comma is not an easy task. That said, it baffles a lot of people who need to write daily, or at least regularly at school or work. Recently, one question that has been raised by many is when should a comma come after the expression “during this time.” Well, several conditions guide this …
“By the way” is one of the most common phrases people use in everyday speech. In fact, as common as it is, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ wrote a song about it. Nevertheless, using and punctuating it in writing is a whole different story. Meanwhile, comma use remains to be one of the trickiest writing …
People ask whether “me either” or “me neither” is grammatically correct. A quick search online would let you know that either expression works just fine in real life. But, why is this so? And, why do people still come up with such questions these days if either way really does work? Today, we’ll try to …