In English, Please
When it comes to the written word as it relates to your business, the simpler, the better.
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No matter what kind of business you start, eventually you findyourself writing-whether it's memos to staff, proposals toclients, reports to shareholders, letters to vendors orexplanations to the city planning department. The best way totackle this stack of paperwork? Above all, use simple language."Plain language saves time and money," affirms Annetta Cheek, plain-languagecoordinator at the National Partnership for Reinventing Governmentin Washington, DC.
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