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We did it Canada!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my opinions as that is not my intention, especially against those who may have the ability and means to sue me!

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) report that, “some 10 million American men – fully 7 percent of the male population – either cannot distinguish red from green, or see red and green differently from most people. Be Angry but Send not! If you need to vent, try sending yourself the e-mail you wanted to send.

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. I used to call that BS when I was young, but maybe he has a point.

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. On the night of the awards Lynn reports she was sitting at a table with nine of her colleagues from HPTI including the Senior Vice-President. Her family and friends were also very excited for her.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. I am a young - 22 years old - legal secretary working in patent law with no professional experience whatsoever. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to.