978-0073403267 Chapter 15 Appendixes

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Quiz

Book Title

Business Communication: Building Critical Skills 6th Edition

ISBN 13

978-0073403267

April 6, 2019

Module 15 - Choosing the Right Word

Part 3:

Appendix 15-A: A Letter for Analysis

Schoenberger & Co.

Juniata Iron & Steel Works

Pittsburgh, November 27th, 1880

Mess. J. T. Ryerson & Son. Chicago, ls.

Dear Sirs,

We beg to acknowledge receipt of your very full, clear &

explicit favor of the 23rd inst. on the subject of Steel Plates, &

tender our thanks for the information you give us on that point.

In reply, we take pleasure in saying that we are in a position to

supply you with Steel plates fully equal to “Otis” or any other

brand both as regards quality and finish. The only difficulty we

labor under is our inability at present to roll as large Plates as

“Otis” can. From a perusal of the enclosed Circular you will see

the sizes that we can now roll.

If you find it possible for us to do anything with you in this

line, we will be pleased to hear further from you on the subject.

Thanking you again, we remain,

Yours truly,

Schoenberger & Co.

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Appendix 15-B: Commonly Confused Words

Accept/Except

accept: to receive

except: to leave out or exclude; but

e.g., I accept your proposal except for point 3.

Affect/Effect

affect: (verb) to influence or modify

effect: (verb) to produce or cause; (noun) result

e.g., He hoped that his argument would affect his boss’

decision, but so far as he could see, it had no effect.

e.g., The tax relief effected some improvement for the

citizens whose incomes had been affected by inflation.

Between/Among

between: (use with only two choices)

among: (use with more than two choices)

e.g., This year the differences between the two

candidates for president are unusually clear.

e.g., I don't see any major differences among the

candidates for city council.

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Appendix 15-C: Commonly Confused Words

Compose/Comprise

compose: make up, create

comprise: consist of, be made up of, be composed of

e.g., The city council is composed of 12 members. Each

district comprises an area 50 blocks square.

Fewer/Less

fewer: (use for objects which can be counted

individually)

less: (use for objects which can be measured but not

counted individually)

e.g., There is less sand in this bucket; there are proba-

bly fewer grains of sand, too.

It’s/Its

it’s: it is, it has

its: belonging to it

e.g., It’s clear that a company must satisfy its

customers to stay in business.

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Appendix 15-D: Commonly Confused Words

Stationary/Stationery

stationary: not moving, fixed

stationery: paper

e.g., During the earthquake, even the stationery was

not stationary.

To/Two/Too

to: (preposition) function word indicating proximity,

purpose, time, etc.

too: (adverb) also, very, excessively

two: (adjective) the number 2

e.g., The formula is too secret to entrust to two people.

Your/You’re

your: belonging to you

you’re: you are

e.g., You’re the top candidate for promotion in your

division.

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