EMOJIS CAN'T SAY IT ALL.

EMOJIS CAN'T SAY IT ALL.

Words, grammar, and proper punctuation cultivate a professional presence, both in-person and online. Since the advent of text messaging and digital culture, punctuation has become more of an afterthought than a hard and fast rule.  The beauty is that punctuation, properly used, can illustrate a point with greater ease than attempting to spell the whole thing out.*

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Every two days now the human race creates as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization until 2003.

True

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Employers believe most college graduates are prepared to locate, organize and evaluate information.

True

False

92% of U.S. households have a computer with an internet connection.

True

False

More and more Americans are consuming beverages on-the-go.

True

False

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The 8 New Rules Of Modern Grammar And Communication.
Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurie-levy/new-rules-of-modern-grammar_b_9038446.html

Millennials are annoyed when your grammar's not on fleek - LA Times.
Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-millennials-annoyed-grammar-20150831-story.html

 

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