Are you a purist when it comes to business writing? Or do you embrace text-speak? Can purists and textists get along? They can with a bit of compromise.

1. Business writing purist vs textist

2. Business writing purists
draw a line in the sand
of words

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Textists kick
that sand
in the
purists’ face

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An epic battle rages on

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Purists defend
what’s always been

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Purists love rules

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Grammar
Punctuation
Style
(think AP vs Chicago)

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Textists reply GMAB!
(give me a break)

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Textists shortcut all

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Before you start yelling
at the screen

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These are HUGE generalities

12. Some purists & textists
actually get along

13. Some purists & textists
actually get along
Why don’t we ALL get along?

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Find balance

15. Respect writing
rules

16. But, be open to
bending one or
two

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Inject your personality

18. But, don’t make us need an
urban dictionary

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Follow these rules guidelines

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Adjust your
style to the
form of writing

21. A
blog may be
more casual

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White papers benefit from
a style manual

23. Structure helps
organize

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Consider
your reader

25. Why push old school if it turns off
your reader?

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Do you really want to tick off
the CEO
traditionalist?

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You don’t have to like their style

28. But, communication is
about connecting

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Discover the
good and
compromise

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A casual style
keeps your
message simple

31. A structured
approach keeps
your message
clear

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A compromise of both
keeps your message
uniquely yours

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There is no right or wrong

34. Just different

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Celebrate the differences

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Cathy Miller, Business Writer
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