Dakota Miller
ENG. 111
21APR2016
Importance of Proper Grammar in the Professional World
Susan Adams, staff writer for Forbes magazine, is an advocate of proper grammar in the workplace, and with good reason. Although she recognizes
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the fact that language can and will always change, she still believes that using it correctly will affect people in professional settings in big ways. Adams
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first states that the way we speak or write is a way for others to determine how smart we are, or seem to be. She also says that it reflects on our ability to
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organize, both mentally and physically and shows the ability to learn and complete assigned task in our jobs. I agree with Adams the most when she
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writes that proper grammar in writing or speech shows you are paying attention to what your’ peers are saying and you care about what you are trying to
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convey to them. Adam also references a post made the same day by Kyle Weins, CEO of ifixit.com (Adams). Weins, a big supporter of proper grammar,
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gives his prospective employees a grammar test before they are hired. To him, and many others, poor grammar is seen as unprofessional and reflects badly
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on the writer but also on the company itself. Weins also believes that if it has taken a person until after college to learn good grammar, it could take them
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too long a time to learn how to do their job. If an applicant doesn’t believe that learning how to speak and write properly isn’t a priority, they may also
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take other serious things lightly. Finally he states that; although he may be one of the only ones that gives grammar test, he isn’t the only one that wants
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good grammar. Many employers want good grammar and will pass up any applicant who can’t apply it (Weins) So if you’re seeking a job, learn to speak
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and write correctly. It may make all the difference.
Adams, Susan. "Why Grammar Counts at Work." Forbes. 20 July 2012. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/07/20/why-grammar-
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Weins, Kyle. "I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why." Harvard Business Review: HRB Blog Network. 20 July 2012.
<http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/07/i_wont_hire_people_who_use_poo.html>