There was a brief story in today's newspaper about the "Q letter". Some career coaches (how-to-get-a-job consultants) advocate this as ... appreciate the applicant's attention to the specific requirements of the position. In

wow, na shi yi ge nan de hua ti The Transparent Eye: Reflections on Translation, Chinese Literature, and Comparative Poetics by Eugene Chen Eoyang. I have these resources to work with. Can you be very specific about your assignment? *

God I hate IT babble! - They're trying to sound like they know what they're talking about. Please send them an email saying: "If you've decided not to use a clever and simple way to describe your product; how good can the product be?"

from Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage. Dear , as part of a formal greeting at the beginning of a letter, was introduced in the 15c in various formulas. Dear Sir and Dear Madam have become the most formal types, with Dear Mr Jones and Dear