“That word—I do not think it means what you think it means.” –Inigo Montoya, “The Princess Bride” Writer Suzannah Windsor Freeman posted on her blog in November 2009 several adjectives that have lost all meaning and sense of perspective in modern usage. One of the most common is awesome, which today means “very good,” as [...]
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March 7, 2010 by David Perry · 1 Comment
Filed under: Content, writing
Social Tagging: business • communications • humor • writing
Filed under: Content, writing
Social Tagging: business • communications • humor • writing
Why use humor in business communications? Done correctly, humor can add personality and life to an otherwise dull or routine project. Anecdotes, humorous quotations or clever observations can help to win over a reader and make them more receptive to your message. In fact, many business books contain cartoons scattered throughout them designed to reinforce [...]
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