ENG 102 Flashcards

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a written or printed communication directed to a person or organization

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Letter

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Sample format of a letter

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Heading
Greeting
Body
Closing Signature

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Focus and Specifity

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Be focused
Write concise and purposeful letter
Do not write confused, overlong letter.

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4
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Are letters to people whom we dont know on a personal level.

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Formal Letter

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These are letters which keep us in touch with family and friends

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Informal Letter

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5
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letters to people taht we do not know very well.

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Semi Formal letters

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Types of letter format

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Semi block style
Modified Block Style.
Full Block Style.

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how will you start the letter

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start by asking the well being of the recepeint

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8
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a type of letter that usualy concerns personal matters,

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Personal Letter

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A letter written in formal language. usually used when writing from one business organization to another.

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Business Letter

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It is a kind of letter that we write to our Parents, Close Relatives, Close friends

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Personal Letter

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parts of a personal letter
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Address
Date
Greeting
Introduction
Explanation
Close
MY Name

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12
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a letter sent alongside your resume to introduce yourself.

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Cover letter

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13
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in writing a cover letter you should not include

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Personal Stories
Awkward Language
Arrogance
jokes
cultural preferences
Someone elses words
Irrelevant Experience
Wrong company name/wrong cover letter

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this is where you will mention the job which you’re apply and how you found the job listing/ it only needs to be 1 tyo 2 sentence i lenght.

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First paragraph

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a letter written in a formal langugae.

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Business Letter

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Types of business letter

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Inquiry letter
Letter OF thanking
Letter of complaint
Response to a letter of complaint
letter of request
response to a letter of request

16
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is adapted to their ____ and )______

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Needs, understanding level

17
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Characteristics of writing a technical Writing

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Clarity
Conciseness
Specific Audience
Specific Purpose
Accuracy
Correctness
Comprehensiveness
Accesibility

17
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Helps to perform a _____ or ____

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Specific task, Solve a specific Problem

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Easily Understood by intended Audience

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Follows grammatical and technical Conventions

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Correctness

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Clear without excess verbiage

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Conciseness

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Written for a specific—-

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Specific Purpose

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Targeted to a particular reader
Specific audience
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Is factual, Correct and free from bias
Accuracy
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Contains all necessary information
Comprehensiveness
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Includes table of content, Headings, subheadgins, indexes
Accessibility
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IN professional job _______ of your time will be writing
20-40%
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Technical writing activities
Letters, memos, email, Reports Proposals
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Why technical writing?
Career Advancement Expanding Knowledge Improving Communication Skills Every Job Profile requies Versatility
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Elements of stlye
Present tense, Active voice Simple sentences Gender Neturality Abbreviations and acronyms Lists Sidebars Figures And tables Cross Reference Footnotes And Endnotes Redundancy Final Edit