Business English Writing Discussion
Week 3 Discussion
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Please choose ONE of the following prompts to answer. You have your choice, so select ONE of the following prompts and respond to it in order to receive credit for this week’s discussion.
Option One
Samuel Johnson, who wrote the first true English dictionary, said “What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.” What do you think he meant by this? What does this mean to you as a business communicator?
Option Two
William Strunk and E. B. White’s classic book The Elements of Style states that “the steady evolution of the language seems to favor union: two words eventually become one, usually after a period of hyphenation.” This statement often applies to nouns. For example, the word wild life became wild-life and then wildlife. Find three similar examples and share them with the class. Also explain why you think this phenomenon occurs in our language.
Your discussion posting, worth 25 points, will be graded on grammar, spelling, and punctuation. You must also type complete sentences, no fragments. One or two sentence postings will NOT receive credit. Your responses must reflect thoughtfulness about the topic you choose.
Remember to use good judgment and to be professional with what you post! clarity