Tuesday, February 9, 2010

...and please learn how to spell

Okay, listen up and know that the number one reason for failure in business is poor communication. 

And guess what? Even if your listener/reader/customer/whomever takes your meaning just fine, they may not be cool with the way you communicate it.

Case in point: I teach Business Writing. I see misspellings all the time. And from what I gather, most people don't think their spelling is important. "They'll know what I mean." "I'm on a Blackberry."

Erm, not so fast.

Today I read a post by a local real estate agent who talked about sellers "loosing money." Really? People are setting their money loose?

Or are they losing money (from the infinitive "to lose")?

I happen to be in the market for a realtor, and this guy's poor spelling tells me he pays zero attention to detail.

Buh-bye.

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