In “What Corporate America Can’t Build: A Sentence”, Sam Dillon uses his rhetorical choices to effectively inform the reader of the problems improper grammar and punctuation which, financially and internally, damage modern corporations’ efficiency. The main audience for Sam Dillon’s article are readers who interested about the effect which people who do not use proper English in letters have on the businesses that they may work for. Another audience that Sam Dillon’s article would appeal to would be employers who may or may not be researching ways to improve efficiency among their work environment. The information given by Sam Dillon informs that corporations pay great sums of money to re-educate their employees who show incompetence in writing,…
In the article “I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Heres why.” by Kyle Wiens states that Wiens has employes take a grammar test before being able to work at either of his companies because Wiens believes it is essential to working any job. Wiens uses many different ways to build an argument. In the article titled “I won't hire people who have poor grammar here's why” bt Kyle wiens states that “using grammar in the workplace is necessary for a workers skills”.…
In Kyle’ article, he writes people who make grammar mistakes “deserve to be passed over for a job” and he puts a mandatory grammar test in hiring process. To better assess a grammar test to be a must in hiring people, Kyle emphasized the importance of grammar by giving the following reasons:…
1.3 explain the importance of using correct grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and conventions in business communication.…
For example if I am communicating with my managers, Other departments or other companies, I will use more formal language which focuses on professional exp- -ression with attention to roles, protocols, and appearance. On the other hand if I am communicating with colleagues or patients, I will be more casual which involves everyday words and expressions in a familiar group context not jargons and is easily understood by patients and more friendly as well. 1.3 Explain the importance of using correct grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling and conventions in business communications. Correct grammar: So that the receiver of the information reads it accurately.…
The author, Jean Davies Okimoto, of “My Favorite Chaperone” did a very well, organized job telling the story. The theme or message to me is that parents and kids can comprise or both get there way. A lot of parents have strict rules, including Maya’s parents. Her mom barely let’s her go to gymnastics and she’s not allowed to go to school events. Maya wants to go to the dance very badly but she doesn’t think her parents would let her.…
Kimberly Tan, the Author of “Why Do We Care About Grammar?” explains the usage and value of grammar. Tan states in her opinion about grammar that “people need to realize that grammar is there for the sole purpose of clarity and that it has no value outside of what it attempts to convey” (Tan). Tan argues that grammar should not have a set of concrete rules and that grammar is not the important part in the end, it is the content that is being expressed that truly matters. I personally agree with what Tan has said about grammar. Grammar should be used more so for clarification when writing an essay, we should be focusing more on the meaning of the essay than grammar.…
In my essay I will explain how language and grammar can have a big effect on your image in the medical practice you’ll be working in. Language and grammar has a big part of your career because they are used for communication. In the medical field communication is very important because if you can’t communicate effectively then you can’t structure your sentences correctly. As a future healthcare provider, we need use correct grammar because when talking to a patient it is essential. You wouldn’t want to be speaking & not make sense to your audience because the grammar you use is incorrect. Someone who has good grammar is an effective communicator because they are able to catch on to social rules that help them communicate.…
10. Adorning a shelf in the lab is a Vietnamese figurine, a set of Korean clay gods, and an American plastic village.…
In the web blogs “I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar” by Kyle Wiens and “Why Grammar Counts At Work” by Susan Adams, these authors both describe why proper use of grammar in the workplace is necessary. Susan Adam, a Forbes contributor, claims that “office managers were fed up with younger employees.” Kyle Wiens, a CEO of iFixit and founder of Dozuki, sympathizes, saying that “he won’t hire people who have bad grammar” (Adams). In both of their articles, they both point out that grammar is a good reflection of one’s self.To Weins, grammar is also a good indicator of a person’s credibility. People who do not care about grammar are more likely to not care about other things which may be important (Weins). In a hyper-competitive market,…
When "The Nation's Report Card: Writing 2011" was published in 2012 only 24 percent of eighth and 12th graders were proficient in writing. That percentage needs to be higher; here's why. Proper grammar can help you in many way; like getting a job. Many people judge others based on their grammar. Also, many employees are getting fired because of their poor grammar. Grammar is still relevant in the 21st century because you need it to make money, find love, and keep a…
But grammar is relevant for all companies. Yes, language is constantly changing, but that doesn't make grammar unimportant. Good grammar is credibility, especially on the internet. In blog posts, on Facebook statuses, in e-mails, and on company websites, your words are all you have. They are a projection of you in your physical absence. And,…
In John Updike’s “A & P” Sammy, the main character of the story encounters three young girls who come into his grocery store. They are dressed for a day at the beach, not shopping. “The one that caught my eye first was the one in the plaid green two-piece. She was a chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-looking can with those two crescents of white just under it, where the sun never seems to hit, at the top of the backs of her legs.” (Updike) Sammy goes on to say the girls are barefoot and in describing another of the girls says the straps on her swimsuit are down. Their apparel gives them some unintended attention. Lengel, the A & P manager, confronts the three girls, reminding them they are not at the beach. The girls try to defend themselves stating the reason they are in the store is to pick up one item for one of the girls’ mothers. Lengel does not care and tells the girls it does not matter why they are in the store but they need to be decent when they came in to do any sort of shopping. Sammy does not like the way Lengel made a scene and embarrassed the girls. He feels he must follow his heart and stand up for the three girls by quitting his job. In my life, exploring the option of homeschooling my three children, I feel there could be unintended negative consequences as well. Weighing the pros and cons of the decision is a heavy task, but in the end I must do what is right for my family despite outside obstacles, just as Sammy had to do what he felt was right. Sadly, doing what is right for you often times is rejected by main stream society and can therefore bring uphill challenges that accompany your decision.…
I believe that the grammar skills people have shouldn’t be judged so harshly in a working environment. Every job is different and each job has different responsibilities to fulfill. Also if someone does have bad grammar that shouldn’t mean they are less intelligent than those who have good grammar. But what if someone is very qualified for the job and an employer decided to toss out someone’s application because of poor grammar? They may have potentially lost a good employee without even realizing it. Therefore if someone has bad grammar it shouldn’t be judged as harshly because that person could be the exact one an employer is looking for.…
Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure are essential components of professional writing (Smyth, 1996). Strunk and White (1979) emphasized the importance of being succinct:…