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| Gilsdorf, Jeanette | 1 |
| Gilsdorf, Jeanette W. | 1 |
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| Leonard, Donald J. | 1 |
| Smeltzer, Larry R. | 1 |
| Werbel, James D. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFrooman, Hilary – Journal of Business Communication, 1981
Discusses reasons why lawyers persist in their use of legalese. (PD)
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Language Usage, Law Students
Peer reviewedLeonard, Donald J.; Gilsdorf, Jeanette W. – Journal of Business Communication, 1990
Studies the distraction potential of 45 written usage elements, traditionally considered errors, for 2 different educated reading audiences: postsecondary business communication teachers, and executive vice presidents in large firms. Finds that the usage errors least distracting to both audiences were lexical elements and the use of an adverbial…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Business Communication, Communication Research, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGilsdorf, Jeanette; Leonard, Don – Journal of Business Communication, 2001
Investigates whether business executives and business communication academics were bothered by examples of perceived errors in grammar or usage. Finds usage elements that troubled readers most were basic sentence-structure errors (run-ons, fragments, nonparallel structure, and danglers); several usage errors may be in transition to acceptability;…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education Teachers, Business English, Corporations
Peer reviewedSmeltzer, Larry R.; Werbel, James D. – Journal of Business Communication, 1986
Compares genders' style and quality in written communication. Finds no significant differences, and suggests any gender-specific markers might be limited to verbal and nonverbal communications. (MS)
Descriptors: Administrators, Business Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Research
