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How to Write Holiday Greetings—Correctly

On November 13, 2018
In Write

The holidays are upon us and with them lots of opportunities to wish people well. Putting those wishes to paper correctly, however, can be tricky. Is it, for example, Best wishes... [Read more]

On June 26, 2018
In Write

I recently received a flurry of emails that share the same mistake: They all include statements incorrectly punctuated as questions. As a result, the authors sound uncertain, which I know... [Read more]

On June 19, 2018
In Write

“You have to use condoms and know with whom you go to bed.” That’s what Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the now 90-year-old sex therapist, said in a recent interview with a... [Read more]

On June 5, 2018
In Write

Howard Schultz’s recent letter to customers about Starbucks’s racial bias training was well written and took responsibility for the incident that led to the arrest of two men in one... [Read more]

On April 10, 2018
In Write

Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, was talking about what it was like when the Estée Lauder Companies bought her brand back in 1995. As a creative person, she... [Read more]

On January 3, 2018
In Write

On behalf of myself and the employees of the Ford Motor Company, who condemn such behavior and regret any harassment as much as I do, I apologize. That’s an excerpt... [Read more]

On December 12, 2017
In Write

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. Is that correct? Or should it be, Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a happy New... [Read more]

On November 27, 2017
In Write

“Frankly, there is a creepiness factor of this whole idea of medicine tracking. The thing I tell them first and foremost is there’s nothing to reach out of this technology... [Read more]

On September 13, 2017
In Uncategorized, Write

News arrived this week of a new type of chocolate—ruby chocolate, or as its manufacturer puts it, Ruby (with a capital R). According to the company’s press release, the chocolate... [Read more]

On June 28, 2017
In Uncategorized, Write

Would you ever say Talk to I or Join I? Of course not. But something happens when another person, say Mary or John, enters the mix. All of a sudden,... [Read more]

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The Weltchek Weekly

Your Bulletin for Better Business Writing

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