Saturday, June 23, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - The Bad Grammar Epidemic

DailyMarkets.com - The Bad Grammar Epidemic


The Bad Grammar Epidemic

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:47 PM PDT

From the Wednesday WSJ:

“Managers are fighting an epidemic of grammar gaffes in the workplace. Many of them attribute slipping skills to the informality of email, texting and Twitter where slang and shortcuts are common. Such looseness with language can create bad impressions with clients, ruin marketing materials and cause communications errors, many managers say.

There’s no easy fix. Some bosses and co-workers step in to correct mistakes, while others consult business-grammar guides for … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Where Krugman Went Right: On Housing Policy

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Since 1999, when economist Paul Krugman started writing for The New York Times, he has been drawing the criticism of free market-oriented economists (and recently the president of Estonia) for glaring deficiencies in economic analysis and for writing what amounts to "fiction" (economist and Estonian expert Steve Hanke's word to describe Krugman's trashing of Estonia's recent robust economic growth and counter Keynesian fiscal reforms). 

The Krugman-Estonia kerfuffle raises an … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Larry Sabato Speaks Out On UVa Controversy

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT

 
“This has given us our worst two weeks of publicity since I’ve been associated with UVa and that was 42 years ago. So it’s been a disaster, it’s been a national public relations disaster.”  … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


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