• DocumentCode
    1519996
  • Title

    In defense of the language

  • Author

    Fischborn, Herb

  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    3/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    7
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    Subtle errors in the use of English are described in the context of business and professional communication. For example, words misused are “impact,” “appraise,” “advise,” and “only.” Overused are “very,” “highly,” and “would like.” Other examples are given of imprecise phrasing, redundancy, and misplaced commas.
  • Keywords
    Bridges; Business; Concrete; Context; Games; Medical services; Redundancy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.1984.6448761
  • Filename
    6448761