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ô Colloquialism
ô Possessive form and
contractionsssss
ô En-dash and hyphen
ô More than and over
ô Dated
ô Using wordy expressions
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m Most of the errors in business writing are
grammatical.

m Errors leave bad impression on the

reader.

m They raise doubts about the person¶s

professionalism.
m Mse of informal phrases in business
writing is a major error.
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J
Jon x day.
Mr. Brown died on x day.
m 6t has been observed that many writers don¶t
differentiate between En-dash(±) and hyphen(-).
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En-Dash Hyphen
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is incorrect but is
used commonly.
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17-March-2010. (6ncorrect)

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17-March-2010. (correct)
m The word  is used for describing a
physical position.
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The bridge led over
the pond.

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£ver 50 males participated in the race.
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More than 50 males participated in the race.
m The possessive form of  is often mixed with its
contraction.
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m 6ts Contraction for 

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m 0hen wordy expressions are used, the true message

entangles in the heavy traffic of words and the reader
can¶t interpret the right meaning.

m 6t will make you feel

just like this fish which has
trapped its body (message) in net
by itself (words).
m Msing wordy expressions when a small
one can do, is another common mistake.

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