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The Corporate Writer blog offers daily tips that will strengthen your business writing in a minute or less. Readers describe it as smart, funny, intelligent and useful (also sometimes cranky). The Corporate Writer is the creation of Deborah Gaines, an editorial consultant who has been writing effective business communications for the past 25 years.
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The Corporate Writer · 5M ago

The big time?

No matter how corporate we are, we all have a personal side. Mine’s getting an outing on my new Huffington Post blog. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the new project, and please keep those corporate writing peeves coming … Continue reading →
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The Corporate Writer · 6M ago

My shoes think my bag is hot

Writer/editor John Rambow grouses: Here’s my pet peeve–the misuse of compliment vs. complement. In most cases it’s “compliment” that gets (mis)used–hats are forced to compliment the rest of your clothes, fries compliment burgers, etc. Even New York magazine drops the … Continue reading →
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The Corporate Writer · 6M ago

Or maybe it’s just a technicolor dream

It’s been a busy time for The Corporate Writer and her colleagues. We’re proud to have contributed substantially to a new website for a leading Midwest law firm, and are immersed in a similar project for another firm. We’ve also … Continue reading →
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The Corporate Writer · 8M ago

This (still) sucks

6 professional ways to say ‘this sucks’ is making waves on Ragan.com today.
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The Corporate Writer · 8M ago

How do you per-nounce that?

My newest Ragan post has readers in a tizzy!
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The Corporate Writer · 8M ago

The devil is in the details

One lowly apostrophe separates a business that knows its shit from a business that knows it’s shit. A single letter will turn my precious husband into my previous husband. Many of us have left the “l” out of at least … Continue reading →
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The Corporate Writer · 9M ago

Fight flab(by writing)

Helena Rubenstein famously said, “There no ugly women, just lazy ones.” The same applies to writing. The worst work I’ve seen isn’t poorly written–it’s lazy. Language is overly general and stuffed with cliches. Sentence structure is juvenile and/or repetitive. Here’s … Continue reading →
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The Corporate Writer · 9M ago

Who cares?

That’s the first thing you need to ask yourself when starting  a new business document. If the answer is, “I do,” stop writing and think again–because that’s not good enough. I am amazed at the number of emails, brochures, articles … Continue reading →
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The Corporate Writer · 10M ago

Bad business

Yesterday afternoon, I called a technology vendor for a price quote. I am a serious prospect: that is to say, I work for an organization that plans to purchase this product, I am the person tasked with choosing the vendor, … Continue reading →
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The Corporate Writer · 10M ago

Another fine whine from Ragan

Ragan.com is an excellent resource for business writers–and frequently provides me with a bully pulpit. Today, I admit defeat in the battle against the passive voice and help you write emails that don’t piss people off. Please check it out!
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