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Beason, Larry – College Composition and Communication, 2001
Considers what it means to be "bothered" by errors. Transforms the study of error from mere textual issues to larger rhetorical matters of constructing meaning. Presents a study of 14 business people that indicates a range of reactions to errors. Reveals patterns of qualitative agreement--certain ways in which these readers constructed a negative…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Error Correction, Higher Education