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Subject:RE: Cover letter mistakes From:KMcLauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 1 Mar 2001 09:31:08 -0500
Bah... if ya sent me yer follow-up, pointin' out
that ye'd goofed there/they're, I'd only figger it
wuz yer Mom'd found it fer ye, anyway.
<g>
/kevin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike [mailto:techmail_mike -at- yahoo -dot- com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 6:02 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Cover letter mistakes
>
>
> Ah, this is always a source of worry for the tech
> writer. Errors are embarrassing on a cover letter for
> the non-tech writer, but it can be a reflection on the
> entire work ethic of the person who is a tech writer.
>
> I think it really depends on the nature of the error.
> If it is a single misspelled word, it probably does
> not merit a follow-up E-mail; although, if it is a
> word such as their/there/they're or another misused
> homonym, it may be worth a follow-up.
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