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CPS - Office Administration
CHAPTER 7 - COMPOSING & EDITING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
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09/09/2005

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ABSTRACT LANGUAGE
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MEANINGS CAN BE INTERPRETED DIFFERENTL, BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE EVEN IN THE SAME TYPE OF SITUATION.
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ACRONYM
Definition
WORD FORMED WITH SET OF INITIALS OF WORDS IN A SET PHRASE OR NAME.
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COLLABORATION
Definition
MEMBERS OF A TEAM WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH A SPECIFIC GOAL.
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COMPLEMENT
Definition
CONSISTS OF ADDITIONAL WORDS THAT HELP COMPLETE THE MEANING OF THE SENTENCE.
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COMPLEX SENTENCE
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CONSISTS OF ONE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE AND ONE OR MORE DEPENDENT CLAUSES.
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COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
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TWO OR MORE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES ALONG WITH ONE OR MORE DEPENDENT CLAUSES.
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COMPOUND SENTENCE
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TWO COMPLETE SENTENCES CONNECTED WITH PUNCTUATION AND A CONJUNCTION.
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CONCISENESS
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WRITING IN A BRIEF BUT COMPREHENSIVE MANNER (USING FEW WORDS TO GET POINT ACROSS).
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CONCRETE LANGUAGE
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USING WORDS/TERMS THAT ARE PRECISE IN MEANING.
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COPYEDITING
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REVISION OF A DRAFT FOR CONSISTENCY, CONCISENESS AND GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY.
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DEDUCTIVE APPROACH
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ORGANIZATION OF PARAGRAPHS WITHIN THE MESSAGE IS DIRECT.
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DESCRIPTORS
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DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES OR KEY WORDS.
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DOUBLE STRIKETHROUGH
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DOUBLE LINE DRAWN THROUGH EACH LETTER OR FORM HILITED FOR CHANGE.
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EMPATHY
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UNDERSTANDING THE FEELINGS OR EMOTIONS OF ANOTHER PERSON.
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EMPHASIS
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GREATER IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO A PARTICULAR FACT OR IDEA.
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FRAGMENT
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INCOMPLETE SENTENCE W/O SUBJECT & PREDICATE.
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GOODWILL
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CREATES A POSITIVE, CLEAR AND COURTEOUS CLIMATE.
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INDUCTIVE APPROACH
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SUPPORTING DETAILS ARE PRESENTED FIRST (TO ACT AS A BUFFER)WHILE THE SITUATION IS EXPLAINED IN THE MESSAGE.
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NON-RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE
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ONE THAT DOES NOT ADD MEANING TO THE SENTENCE - CONSIDERED PARENTHETICAL AND SET OFF BY COMMAS.
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RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE
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NECESSARY TO THE COMPLETENESS OF THE SENTENCE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE COMMAS.
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SHADING/STRIKETHROUGH
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HIGHLIGHTING DELETED WORDS.
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SLANG
Definition
FORM OF JARGON, EXPRESSIONS THAT ARE IDIOMATIC (PECULIAR TO A PARTICULAR LANGUAGE) THAT CANNOT BE TRANSLATED INTO ANOTHER LANGUAGE.
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TONE
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MANNER IN WHICH A CERTAIN ATTITUDE IS EXPRESSED.
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TRACK CHANGES
Definition
SOFTWARE CAPABILITY THAT NOTES CHANGES MADE SO WRITER CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT EDITING CHANGES ARE RECOMMENDED.
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UNITY
Definition
COHOERENT FLOW OF IDEAS THAT EXISTS THROUGHOUT A WRITTEN WORK (WITHIN SENTENCES/PARAGRAPHS AND BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS).
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