Examines comical problems arising from the overuse of business and technical jargon and syntax, including alienation of the reader. Offers suggestions for business writers to avoid usage that can appear comical in their business correspondence. (HTH)

Discusses the problems presented by the plain language bill proposed for use in Pennsylvania. (FL)

Describes the methodology and results of a study to examine the feasibility of applying business communication and journalism guidelines on sex discrimination in evaluating in-house corporate newsletters. Suggests that a degree of editorial awareness of potential bias has been achieved, although a few areas of linguistic sexism remain. (HTH)

Isolates a dozen problems with diction and sentence structure that comprise the "gobbledygook syndrome." (RL)

Presents a writing assignment that requires lawyers in a technical writing class to address the needs of a client who is unhappy with a lawyer and with the language used by the lawyer in a legal document. (FL)

To provide a rationale for textbook evaluation, a study examined the major and minor topics covered in 20 selected college-level business communication textbooks, the readability level presented for each text, and the number of schools currently using the text. (HOD)