... seems.
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Sometimes these words tell you whether the subject is something specific or
more general. Sometimes they tell you how much or how many.
The following ... be there at 8 a.m.
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Each Other, One Another
Use each other when referring to two people.
Example: Mike and Susan looked a...
... or -nd, unless the
day is written before the name of the month.
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The largest clause in the sentence is called the matrix clause and is super-
ordinate ... included at the end of the table.
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Figure 2.11 Table of Contents Page Example
CONTENTS
Section One: General Proced...
... Lists.
Inside of, Within
Don’t use inside of where you could use within.
Incorrect: He will visit us inside of a week.
Correct: He will visit us within a week.
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The ... appeared to be rather ill.
Incorrect: She was sort of ill at ease.
Correct: She was somewhat ill at ease.
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Inn...
... Report
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■ May contain tables and graphs and can be either single- ... Include a place for the employee to sign to confirm receipt of the letter.
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Figure 3. 74 Sales Letter...
... alert readers of
any possibility of hurting themselves or damaging equipment.
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Most introductions do the following:
■ ... who the qualified beneficiaries are and the amount of time
that the plan must offer the health coverage to them under COBRA.
(continues)
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... business
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Figure 3.10 Annual Report Organizational Overview
(Courtesy of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
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Figure ... 26.9
Income $ 74, 078 $47 ,9 34 $46 , 242 N/A
Male 50.1% 50.1% 49 % 50 .4%
Female 49 .9% 49 .9% 51% 49 .6%
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... are often used in the creation of a new business document. Cited
sources appear within the text and in a reference list at the end of the doc-
ument.
■ Within the text, insert the last name of the ... excludes the other.
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Bold Fonts
Bold fonts are often used to identify key terms or phrases when writing tech-
nical...
... more
numbers together and dividing the sum by the number of items.
Example: Theaverageof2 ,4, 6,8,10is6.[2 +4+ 6+8+10=30,
30÷5=6]
Average is also known mathematically as the arithmetic mean. The middle
number ... centre
fiber fibre
theater theatre
analyze analyse
paralyze paralyse
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A backslash (\) is often used in computer programmi...
... choose the case of the
pronoun that would be appropriate if the noun were not there.
Example: We teachers are demanding a raise.
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Parts of Speech
The eight ... to “hear” the correct case.
To test such an instance, drop the other subject or object and repeat the sen-
tence with only the pronoun in question.
3 34 The...
... color. When you proofread the docu-
ment, you can review each revision and either accept or reject it.
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tial problems, but don’t rely on these tools in place of a thorough editing and
proofreading. During t...