Business Communication 8th Edition by Dana Loewy,Mary Ellen Guffey

Exercise 4

Tweeting, texting, and quickie e-mailing all may foster sloppy messages. Author Mark Garvey argued, "In business, in education, in the arts, in any writing that takes place outside the linguistic cul-de-sac of our close friends and relatives, writers are expected to reach for certain standards of clarity, concision and care." 80 What did Garvey mean? Do you agree? (Objs. 1, 2)