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| How to make price inquiry? | 11/22/2009 |
Q: I am interested in learning how to ask about price/cost/total damage of a commodity or service in ...
A: John, If you are too indirect, the person may not answer your question, but you can use a few ...
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| signature blocks | 9/7/2009 |
Q: Is it legal to use designators from non-accredited certifications as suffixes in a signature block, ...
A: Darrell, You are asking a question about a legal signature. I cannot advise you about the law, ...
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| signature blocks | 9/7/2009 |
Q: Is it legal to use designators from non-accredited certifications as suffixes in a signature block, ...
A: Darrell, I am not a lawyer, so I cannot attest to the legality of the signature designators. ...
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| Numbers in business/technical writing | 6/25/2009 |
Q: I go round and round with this subject on a daily basis. The Chicago Manual of Style 14th Edition, ...
A: Brenda, You are going to get just one more opinion from me. As you noted, most editors go round and ...
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| Need to take advice on technical writing | 5/10/2009 |
Q: Leslie, Hope you are doing well.If you remember I asked you on a question on tech writing some time ...
A: Bhawna, Sorry to learn that the tech writing job did not last. I am sure you are frustrated. The ...
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| New Account | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I think it not only sounds gramatically awkward, but I would like to replace the word relationship. ...
A: Johann, Yours is an interesting question. What you are trying to find is the right word for the ...
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| WRITING | 2/12/2009 |
Q: I read a book that has a reference: 2. Connor WE. The importance of n-3 fatty acids in health and ...
A: Jane, APA reference requires the following items: Last name, First initial. (date of publication). ...
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| WRITING | 2/12/2009 |
Q: I read a book that has a reference: 2. Connor WE. The importance of n-3 fatty acids in health and ...
A: Jane, What you sent me is the reference with the information about the resource. I don't know what ...
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| Technical writing as a Career | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I have just started my career as a technical writer.I need some guidance on this.I was looking for ...
A: Bhawna, "Do you think that I should not hope for a bright future in technical writing because of ...
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| Technical writing as a Career | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I have just started my career as a technical writer.I need some guidance on this.I was looking for ...
A: Bhawna, Wish I could offer you some easy answers for your questions. Your internship should give ...
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| Business communication | 11/9/2008 |
Q: .! I would like to know about the leadership and its types..!..if u could help me a bit...i ...
A: Faeza, The question you are asking requires a very complex answer. Volumes of books have been ...
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| POV in eCourses | 10/20/2008 |
Q: I am a recent M.Ed grad with not a great deal of experience in eLearning. I have been tasked with ...
A: Melanie, The Dick and Carey is a classic in the field of instructional design. You can also call on ...
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| POV in eCourses | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I am a recent M.Ed grad with not a great deal of experience in eLearning. I have been tasked with ...
A: Melanie, What a great way to start a job: getting a crash course in elearning! Er um experiential ...
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| sic | 8/24/2008 |
Q: If a name is spelled incorrectly in a legal (recorded in the courthouse) document and a person is ...
A: Lynne, Short answer: No Long answer: Sic is used when the original wording contains a misspelling. ...
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| Enquiry | 8/1/2008 |
Q: I just took delivery of a product i want to market. actually it is a fuel saver. I want to introduce ...
A: Idahor, What you are asking is quite involved. Unless the hotel has asked for bids on fuel saving ...
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| Letter | 7/26/2008 |
Q: I have to write a letter to the school that I’m applying to as to why they should take accept me – ...
A: Jasmin, The letter looks good. The schools use the letter to get a feel for what you consider ...
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| Thank you letter from a Non Profit Organization | 7/22/2008 |
Q: Our church has had several gifts donated to our youth group. (NFL football tickets totaling $280) ...
A: Debbie, I think you may want to address that question to a lawyer. Certainly including a paragraph ...
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| Freelance | 3/7/2008 |
Q: I have just started to work as a freelance writer. I have initial work experience as a Content ...
A: Annie, Sorry for the delay in responding. I did not get your original message. (??!!??) The answer ...
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| Career Prospects | 2/20/2008 |
Q: I am looking for a new career and after some research have an interest in both Instructional Design ...
A: Gary, The best answer to the question of which is a better career choice is "It depends." Having ...
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| Salary indication technical instructional Development | 2/3/2008 |
Q: I currently work for a software company creating courses for classroom and on-demand (online) ...
A: Beth, I can't really give you a clear answer on the wages. As you mentioned, the location, ...
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| report style | 10/22/2007 |
Q: i am in the process of writing a professional report which forms part of an undergrad uni ...
A: Greg, While you may like to have a report that appears like a magazine article, that style would ...
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| edit | 9/12/2007 |
Q:
A: Lisa, I edit for a living. I don't mind answering questions, but if I offered my services for ...
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| knowledge mgt | 9/12/2007 |
Q: I have a question and I'm not too sure if it's related to database but i'm just wondering what is ...
A: Sue, This question reminds me of a homework question. As a teacher, I don't do other's homework. ...
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| brackets | 8/31/2007 |
Q: Square brackets are used to enclose explanatory or missing […] material. Let us consider a ...
A: Sabirjan, The commas are not needed when brackets are used. The Gregg Manual says brackets ([ ]) ...
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| proper format | 8/21/2007 |
Q: What is the preferred format for email that comes before an email address when used on a business ...
A: Emma, I am not sure that a decision on the best format has been determined. The company style ...
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| technical marketing brochures | 3/20/2007 |
Q: When writing technical marketing brochures what questions should be answered in the brochure? Is ...
A: Mr. Rew, I do not know of any template for a brochure, but the brochure's purpose is to sell your ...
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| Payrise concerns | 2/14/2007 |
Q: I would like to express to HR that my pay rise is not justified in a polite manner. How can I word a ...
A: Zack, You have expressed your concerns clearly in your email. I don't believe, however, an email is ...
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| word meanings | 1/19/2007 |
Q: I'm preparing a proposal which requires both milestones and benchmarks... If the project is a ...
A: Patti, A benchmark is a standard by which other "things" are measured. A milestone is a point ...
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| Ellipses and question mark | 12/30/2006 |
Q: Sorry, Leslie. I was unclear. In my examples, the dots were to show that text was omitted. I ...
A: Steve, Oohhhhhhhh... Check APA 275 to 281. The use of the ellipse depends on the circumstance. ...
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| Ellipses and question mark | 12/30/2006 |
Q: I know that when you use ellipses and the first text is a sentence, you use a period and three dots. ...
A: Happy New Year! An ellipse (three periods) is used to indicate that the statement is unfinished, as ...
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| Business and Technical Writing Career | 11/20/2006 |
Q: To follow-up, my graduate diploma covers material found in most MBA programs; the professional ...
A: Matt, I wish I could say that jobs in the States are not technically oriented. My work here and my ...
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| Business and Technical Writing Career | 11/17/2006 |
Q: Recently I returned from working abroad as an English teacher in Japan. I'm nearly complete my ...
A: Matt, Sorry for the delay in answering you. I was out of town. I cannot determine from your ...
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| Car Parking Fine Letter | 11/11/2006 |
Q: Could you help me by giving me some advice on how to reply to a Car parking Fine I got when I parked ...
A: Lyn, I am not sure a letter will do what you want. I would take the option of going to court if I ...
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| Thank you note for nonprofit organization | 11/8/2006 |
Q: Leslie I am from a nonprofit organization called savethehorse.org. We are having a fundraiser Nov. ...
A: Good morning, Beth, Your letter can be quite simple. The band needs to have something to show the ...
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| Business writing | 8/17/2006 |
Q: Leslie-san, thank you so much for responding out of your busy schedule. I have a couple of questions ...
A: My apologies Ota san for the tardiness of my reply. I did not see your questions until just this ...
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| Business writing | 8/17/2006 |
Q: Leslie-san, would you do me a favor again. Would you correct the following message (a message by a ...
A: Ota-san, You honor me with your request. Please excuse my directness, as I have to complete several ...
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| Business writing | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I, a Japanese, have written the following for a quarterly business report of our company. May I ask ...
A: Mr.(Ms.?) Ota, You are to be congratulated on your mastery of English. Some Americans do not write ...
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| Trademark Symbol Use | 7/26/2006 |
Q: I am aware that there are guidelines for trademark symbol use, but I can't seem to find them ...
A: Steve, The Gregg Manual states, " If you refer to other organizations' trademarks in material of a ...
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| Want to develop | 7/16/2006 |
Q: My spoken english is good. But my written english is not as good and some times bad. I dont have the ...
A: Sai, You already know the answer. Reading more and practicing your English language writing is the ...
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| Business writing | 7/10/2006 |
Q: Yes, the sentence starts with "For." The English was prapred by an American CPA and a Japanese CPA. ...
A: Toshio, The answer to your first question is yes. "a large decrease" or "large decreases" would be ...
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| Business writing | 7/10/2006 |
Q: Our company (a Japanese company in Japan) is in the process of producing an Englsih annual report. ...
A: Toshio, I was trying to understand the elipses(...). I gather from your question that you simply ...
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| Writing a | 7/9/2006 |
Q: I have been teaching Industrial Arts classes for 18 years, and I consider myself an expert. I am ...
A: Randy, I have not published, but from what I have gathered from my book writing friends, writing ...
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| legal letter | 6/27/2006 |
Q: I am a legal assistant and writing a letter to an attorney. I am copying the letter to our client ...
A: Heather, With electronic correspondence, the chances that all recipients of a letter will get all ...
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| API/SDK tech writing | 6/13/2006 |
Q: I've just volunteered for the assignment to document half a dozen or so APIs (Java and C++), and I'm ...
A: Marissa, I do not know of anyway to take the comments from the code and edit the text. What you say ...
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| Word Hunt | 3/13/2006 |
Q: I am looking for the best English word to express "influential but not dominant" (Can be "foreign" ...
A: Carl, Where did you look? Have you tried some on the online dictionaries or thesauruses? Try ...
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| in text citing | 2/20/2006 |
Q: the quote is more than three lines long and I know you need to make it a seperate paragraph and then ...
A: Jeremy, Is your style guide APA? If it is, then your quote has to be longer than 40 words. If your ...
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| Computer program? | 11/4/2005 |
Q: I would like to write a short book on Air Conditioning. I have trade school, and writing education. ...
A: Rolf, You may use whatever program you like to write your book. Usually publishers can convert your ...
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| Use of Brackets [ ] and [SIC] | 10/16/2005 |
Q: We write technical manuals and I don't know if this applies, but I cannot find what the proper use ...
A: Jerry, The [sic] is an editor's symbol that means what was just written had a grammtical error, and ...
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| Technical Writing | 9/29/2005 |
Q: What is the symbol that signafies the end of an article (like in a magazine) called?
A: Lauren, Good question. I can tell you from where it came. When articles were typed on a typewriter ...
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| Hi there,
I hope this dosn't... | 7/3/2005 |
Q: I hope this dosn't sound like a stupid question, but I'm wondering what a technical writer does? ...
A: Lisa, I know several working technical writers who ask the same question... A technical writer ...
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| Technical writer | 5/19/2005 |
Q: this is the second DVD I have written a script for, the question is once its complete I am going to ...
A: Fitz, I do not normally make recommendations of this kind. There is a technical writing ...
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| letter form | 4/7/2005 |
Q: i need to write a letter from a responsible person(eg teacher), confirming information about my ...
A: Nattalie, Sorry for the late reply. I have not been able to access the AllExpert website for the ...
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| help me out | 4/3/2005 |
Q: h r u?i am 24 years old :-) me & a friend of mine have joined a company for which we have to ...
A: Amir, I am flattered that you are asking me about writing marketing material, but I am afraid that ...
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| writing | 3/17/2005 |
Q: can you give me some ideas on how to write it? can you give me a start?hi expert I'm doing an ...
A: Sue, Like any analytical report, you must describe the problem, explain the potential solutions, ...
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| writing | 3/13/2005 |
Q: I'm doing an english analytical report which presents suggested solutions to problems such as ...
A: Sue, Your topic sounds great, and I would love to read the final report. Unfortunately, I could not ...
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| computer programming training for technical writers | 2/28/2005 |
Q: I hope you can help me with this. I received a certificate in technical writing about seven years ...
A: Carolyn, I can empathize with your situation. I too have had difficulty getting technical writing ...
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| business letter | 1/26/2005 |
Q: My husband and I are trying to sale our own house. I need to write a letter to interested people ...
A: Patricia, My apologies for not responding sooner. We had a couple emergencies this week that kept ...
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| Brochures for Practice | 1/24/2005 |
Q: I am a licensed acupuncturist having also completed my iridology certification. I should also finish ...
A: Mike, My apologies for not reponding sooner. I have had a number of emergencies this week that kept ...
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| Business Writing | 1/20/2005 |
Q: Can you name some of the traits employers seek in job applicants when it comes to writing and verbal ...
A: Eli, Your question is both easy and hard to answer. Traits are different from skills. I cannot say ...
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| University Application | 1/12/2005 |
Q: This time after being accepted back to University, I wish to apply in education department to become ...
A: Porya, Sorry for the slow response. I teach school myself, and in January, I am unavailable for the ...
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| thank you letter | 12/23/2004 |
Q: I recently received a donation from a business for a trip I am taking to Washington, D.C. I was ...
A: Sorry, Shannon, for the delay in replying. Holidays have a way of interfering with my daily ...
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| Sentence Structure | 11/24/2004 |
Q: Good morning Leslie. I am a computer programmer who is having a disagreement with the wording that ...
A: Barrie, I have suggested some changes below to your statement; however, legal should have the last ...
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| useful links | 11/23/2004 |
Q: I am a relatively new instructional designer and am looking for great links on instructional design. ...
A: Richa, Sorry for the delay in responding. The holiday weeks are particularly busy. The list of ...
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| business letters | 11/9/2004 |
Q: can you send me samples of different business letters?
A: Nik, You can find business letter formats on most any word processing software. Business letters ...
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| some help | 9/17/2004 |
Q: can you tell me briefly about the article?hi thank you so much for replying. Can you tell me more ...
A: Sue, >can you tell me briefly about the article? No, because I would be doing your homework. The ...
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| some help | 9/16/2004 |
Q: -hi thank you so much for replying. Can you tell me more about the article in detail . Thank u for ...
A: Sue, The reading is important for you to do. You need to practice and try to write the summary ...
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| technical english | 7/23/2004 |
Q: how business english is different from general english? english is my second language so please ...
A: Salman, In truth, the language is the same, but the vocabulary and the forms of the letters and ...
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| Legal Authorization Letter | 6/23/2004 |
Q: I'm the CEO of a small company. I would like to write a professional legal authorization letter for ...
A: Sam, The short answer on this request is that you need a lawyer. Long answer. You have several ...
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| Business Communication | 5/24/2004 |
Q: i m a student doing online degree and this is my assignment's question and i dont find the material ...
A: Salman, I thought I had saved the address of a particular website that had sample letters. ...
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| Thanks a Million | 4/13/2004 |
Q: Just want to thank you so much over your help. Today I got informed by University of British ...
A: Porya, CONGRATULATIONS!!! You will do well, I'm sure. The greatest part of success is in one's ...
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| proofreading | 3/8/2004 |
Q: Leslie. How are you doing? I was wondering if you do proofreading a letter of professional ...
A: Aesculapius, I can proof read, but you would be better off asking a high school teacher in Illinois ...
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| Business letters | 12/29/2003 |
Q: 2 Qs: 1. found a site that said business letters should end with "yours faithfully" if you don't ...
A: Matt, Your questions are matters of style. The short answer is it depends. Q1. I have not heard ...
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| The word "data" | 11/25/2003 |
Q: My question is if the the word "data" should be treated as a plural at all times? I'm uncertain ...
A: Fernando, Your question has been contemplated and debated by minds much greater than ours, and ...
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