"Yours Truly"
Having written many business letters I know that to convey a somewhat unfriendly...
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Methods Of Polite Instruction
My first name is Armond. I pronounce my name "R-mund" (accent on the first syllable...
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(Long) Oxford Book
I am reading a book that was sent to me by another poster in aue. The sender will...
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The Business Of America Is Halliburton
Somebody I think it was Dena Jo commented recently on the futility of trying to foil...
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Trucks & Lorries Addendum
I just remembered another use of "truck." I don't think most SUV owners call their...
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Schwarzenegger Memorial Library?
Was Sly Stallone prescient? I think we can safely lay to rest the notion that American...
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The Problem Of Ugliness
The airlines are considering a novel move: charge their overweight passengers more...
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IBM's Huge Mistake
Off-topic or not, this is from an article in today's Wall Street Journal, on-line...
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How To Write A Letter To My Boss For Permission...
How to write a letter to my boss for permission. I am going to take one hour permisison...
Opal Fruits
I read that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits and Snickers used to be called...
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[=SDC=] Q64 Who About Who?
Question 64: Some folks at Totally Official dot Com enjoy the Sunday Times! Here...
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Marks And Spencer
(A posting on a specifically British and Irish subject. My apologies to contributors...
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Term For Having A Bank Draft Made ?
We write or issue a check/cheque. What is it that we do with a bank draft ? I don...
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Proof Reading/Text Correction As A Job...
Out of interest, does anyone know... What opportunities are there for doing proof...
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Da Vinci Code Quiz
Okay. Spoilers, I guess. Question one: You are the curator of the Louvre and you...
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I Want To Write A Leave Letter To My Boss...
Hi sir, I would like to request 2 days leave for my personal reason. My leave starting...
Proper Use Of The Word "On"
Hi, Can anyone help me find a rule, if there is one, for the proper use of the word...
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Sentence Correction Please Help?
Hi, Please let me know if follow statements round correct grammatically:- In long...
Definition Of "As Against"
There are dictionaries and thesaurus web pages, but most of the time if you don't...
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Looking For A New Script
Hi Group Hope this is the place to post a message like this :-) I represent some...
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