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ERIC Number: EJ303985
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Tilting at Windbags: My Losing Battle with Business Jargon.
Nelson, Kate
English Journal, v73 n5 p61-62 Sep 1984
Describes the work experience of an English teacher as a writer/editor in a large manufacturing company and her realization that good writing depends on purpose and audience. (CRH)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Business English, Employee Attitudes, Language Usage, Sociolinguistics, Technical Writing, Work Experience, Writing for Publication
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Audience Awareness; Jargon