Yes, you have to proofread every email

The wonderful thing about the human brain is that it knows what it just did. You meant to spell correctly, and you knew you put everything in the correct context, so it's right, right?

Not necessarily.

I encourage all my clients to re-read every email -- even one-word messages, like: "thanks."

Why? Because I've seen too many simple, silly mistakes, such as, "See you, son!" sent to a female co-worker. (The writer meant "See you soon!")

And don't fool yourself by thinking, "It's just email," or, "I'm on a Blackberry -- they won't care." You never know when your message will be forwarded up the food chain.

Email is business communication. Treat it as such. Stop, take half a minute to re-read, fix any errors, use your spell-checker, then send.

Still think you don't need to proofread? Read below:

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