Eschewing obfuscation: Business schools, firms target bad writing

Post-Gazette: Eschewing obfuscation: Business schools, firms target bad writing

Like a dark and stormy night, bad writing has long shadowed the business world — from bureaucratese to mangled memos to the cliche-thick murk of “corporatespeak.”

But in an era of nonstop e-mail and instant and text messaging, written communication skills within companies may be getting even worse as quality is compromised by the perceived need for speed.

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