In his review (Books, Sept. 27) of N.M. Gwynne’s “Gwynne’s Grammar” and Steven Pinker’s “The Sense of Style,” which draws the usual distinction between the “Prescriptivists” like Mr. Gwynne, for whom ...

Clear writing plays an important role in daily communication. Whether it is an email, a job application, a message to a colleague, or a simple online post, the way something is written often shapes ...

Writing an effective business letter is an important skill no matter what type of job you hold. Although business communications have become much more casual with the advent of the internet and email, ...

To the editor: During my 33 years as an administrative law judge, every case with a hearing had a written decision. I wrote hundreds of them. They included semicolons, colons and, when called for, the ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...