tailieunhanh - THE AMA HANDBOOK OF BUSINESS WRITING phần 3

Tham khảo tài liệu 'the ama handbook of business writing phần 3', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng nghe tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Section 2 The Business Writer s Alphabetical Reference 95 Example Wilson Kevin. Formatting a Bibliography. Writing Toolkit. http amahandbook. 2010. Retrieved May 15 2011. Billion A billion is equal to a thousand millions 1 000 000 000 . You can write the number in words or numbers Example five billion dollars 5 billion Biweekly Bimonthly Semiweekly Semimonthly To use these terms correctly consider the following definitions Biweekly means that something occurs every two weeks. Semiweekly means that something occurs twice in one week. Bimonthly means that something occurs every two months. Semimonthly means that something occurs twice in one month. Blind See Visually Impaired Blind. Blog Weblog Blog and Weblog are synonymous terms that describe Web-based journals. Blog can be both a noun and verb. Blog as a noun refers to the Web site where the content is published. Blog as a verb means to write articles for a blog. 96 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing Bold Fonts Bold fonts are often used to identify key terms or phrases when writing technical documents or manuals. Consider the following tips for using bold fonts Use bold fonts for emphasis to make certain words or phrases stand out. Use bold fonts for headlines and headings in your documents. In procedural documents use bold fonts for warning or caution messages. Don t add bold to an entire paragraph of text. Use the bold font version of the typeface rather than the bold style function the bold button of your software. Use the bold style function only as a last resort if there is no bold typeface for the font you are using. Bored Boring Bored is an adjective that describes when someone is uninterested unhappy or unoccupied. Example He was so bored that he started reading the phone book. Boring is an adjective that means something is not interesting or exciting. Example The seminar was so boring that he fell asleep. Both Alike Don t use the combination both alike. Incorrect The cars are both .