Patricia T. O’Conner, the bestselling language maven who charmed legions of readers into civilizing their grammar (Woe Is I) and their writing (Words Fail Me), now drags proper English kicking and screaming into the Age of E-Mail. Do the old truths still apply? Yes, insist O’Conner and co-author Stewart Kellerman, her journalist husband. In fact, good English and good manners are even more important online. Thanks to the computer, we’re writing again, but we’ll have to upgrade our lousy language and social skills or suffer the cyber-consequences.
With chapters on etiquette (To E or Not to E), beefier writing (The E-Mail Eunuch), deconstructing a message (All’s Well That Sends Well), and civilized English (Grammar à la Modem),You Send Medelivers everything you need to connect with real people in the virtual world.
Fresh from charming hundreds of thousands of readers into using good grammar and writing better (Woe Is IandWords Fail Me), Patricia T. O'Conner, joined by her journalist husband, tackles the newest challenge to effective communication: e-mail.
If you think that e-mail is a breeze, that you are taking full advantage of its strengths and avoiding the pitfalls, think again.You Send Meputs you ahead of the game. From the simplest tips about making your send-alongs a pleasure for the recipient, to subject headlines that make people open your mail, to creating the tone of civility that makes the workplace a pleasure, Patricia T. O'Conner is your friend and guide.
We're all communicating more by email than by any other means, and that requires guidance about the ineffables of the new medium and the old truths about clarity, simplicity, and good grammar. All in one bundle, with the charm and good humor that has madeWoe Is Ia bestseller andWords Fail Mea writer's helper,You Send Meis a joy.
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